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Make a request · Added · 2 · 31–40

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Requests29Health and Getting Help13Boundaries and Disagreements7Home Together7Getting Around Mexico4Clearing Up Misunderstandings3Food and Eating Together3Cooking Together2Encouragement and Celebration2Food and Dining2Health and Safety2Keeping a Conversation Going2Asking for Help Politely1Calling Emergency Services1Everyday Actions1Everyday Affection1Household Chores1Making Plans1Romance1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Visiting a Pharmacy1

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  1. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Help me sit down.Ayúdame a sentarme.

    “Ayúdame a sentarme.” means “Help me sit down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.

    “Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Help me get up.Ayúdame a levantarme.

    “Ayúdame a levantarme.” means “Help me get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Call an ambulance.Llama a una ambulancia.

    “Llama a una ambulancia.” means “Call an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Help me carry this.Ayúdame a llevar esto.

    “Ayúdame a llevar esto.” means “Help me carry this.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Pass me the salt.Pásame la sal.

    “Pásame la sal.” means “Pass me the salt.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Stay with me.Quédate conmigo.

    “Quédate conmigo.” means “Stay with me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Set the table.Pon la mesa.

    “Pon la mesa.” means “Set the table.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set the table before a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Help me find it.Ayúdame a encontrarlo.

    “Ayúdame a encontrarlo.” means “Help me find it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Wash your hands.Lávate las manos.

    “Lávate las manos.” means “Wash your hands.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Make the bed.Haz la cama.

    “Haz la cama.” means “Make the bed.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Brush your teeth.Cepíllate los dientes.

    “Cepíllate los dientes.” means “Brush your teeth.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Please don’t smoke here.No fumes aquí, por favor.

    “No fumes aquí, por favor.” means “Please don’t smoke here.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Take care of it.Encárgate de eso.

    “Encárgate de eso.” means “Take care of it.” in Mexican Spanish. Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Go away.Vete.

    “Vete.” means “Go away.” in Mexican Spanish. Firmly tell someone to leave.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Help me lock it.Ayúdame a cerrarlo con llave.

    “Ayúdame a cerrarlo con llave.” means “Help me lock it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for help locking an understood item.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Fill me in.Ponme al día.

    “Ponme al día.” means “Fill me in.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Don’t be afraid.No tengas miedo.

    “No tengas miedo.” means “Don’t be afraid.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Don’t rush me.No me apresures.

    “No me apresures.” means “Don’t rush me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Don't do that again.No repitas eso.

    “No repitas eso.” means “Don't do that again.” in Mexican Spanish. Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register2 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Familiar (tú)30Formal (usted)4
Situations34 branches

The specific setting recorded by the editorial review. Not every phrase has a named situation.

Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Not recorded1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral33feminine1
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded33noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion19Core14Not recorded1
Vocabulary families54 branches

Browse recorded word families shared by phrases. These editorial family labels may not be dictionary headwords.

ayudame5favor4dame2abrigado1acuestese1agarrate1ambulancia1apresures1bien1cama1cepillate1cerrarlo1conmigo1cree1dia1dientes1dios1diselo1encargate1encontrarlo1fuerza1fumes1hagas1haz1hondo1interrumpas1lavate1levantarme1llama1llave1llevar1manos1mantente1medicamento1mesa1miedo1muevas1musica1orillese1palabra1pasame1pon1ponme1quedate1repitas1respire1sal1sentarme1subele1tengas1tome1trampa1ve1vete1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

Everyday, less common and specialized vocabulary, considered separately from grammatical difficulty.

Less common17Everyday16Not recorded1
Reusability3 branches

Editorial score for how broadly an expression can be reused; higher scores indicate more reuse.

41751136
Coverage gap value3 branches

Editorial estimate of how much the phrase adds to the collection’s practical coverage.

31741611
Ambiguity risk3 branches

Editorial score for how strongly meaning can depend on context; higher values indicate more ambiguity.

21931411
Confusion risk3 branches

Editorial estimate of the chance of confusing the expression with another; higher values indicate more risk.

3252811
Spanish word count2 branches

Explore shorter and longer expressions using the recorded Spanish word count.

1–3284–66
Usefulness score3 branches

The detailed editorial usefulness score, distinct from the three usefulness labels.

4175938
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

Recorded number of vocabulary-family contributions; it is not a learner’s vocabulary size.

1–32707
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23332026-10-141
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)34
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2333Informal me commands screenshot1
Review methods2 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Individual editorial meaning/context/grammar review; difficulty-v2 vocabulary/reuse recomputed against reconciled 1414-card deck. Supplemental ratings are editorial estimates, not recall or CEFR measurements.33Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded34
Length difficulty factor5 branches

Recorded points for this component of the difficulty score. See each phrase for the assessment note.

622341239302
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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31926556301
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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1710206165255234133211
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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0214108261
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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020-213-41
Unique Vocabulary Families31 branches

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None recorded7abrigado1acuestese1agarrate1ambulancia1apresures1cepillate1cree1dientes1diselo1encargate1encontrarlo1fuerza1fumes1haz1hondo1interrumpas1lavate1levantarme1medicamento1muevas1orillese1pasame1pon1ponme1repitas1respire1subele1tome1trampa1vete1
New Families Vs Baseline40 branches

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None recorded3abrigado1acuestese1agarrate1ambulancia1apresures1cama1cepillate1cree1dientes1dios1diselo1encargate1encontrarlo1fuerza1fumes1hagas1haz1hondo1interrumpas1lavate1levantarme1llama1llave1manos1medicamento1muevas1orillese1palabra1pasame1pon1ponme1quedate1repitas1respire1sentarme1subele1tome1trampa1vete1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–33103
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No34