EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Warn or report a problem · Beginner

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Beginner

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7 7

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Health and Getting Help6 Health and Safety5 Everyday Statements3 Getting Around Mexico3 Home Repairs and Utilities3 Home Together3 Requests3 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds3 Shopping and Paying3 Hotel Check-In and Checkout2 Travel and Directions2 Calling Emergency Services1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Conversation1 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1 Keeping a Conversation Going1 Visiting a Pharmacy1

Difficulty2 branches

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Easy29 Beginner14

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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
No water is coming out.No sale agua.
“No sale agua.” means “No water is coming out.” in Mexican Spanish. Use this when you turn on a faucet and nothing comes out.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!
“¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!
“¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have no signal.No tengo señal.
“No tengo señal.” means “I have no signal.” in Mexican Spanish. Use señal for mobile reception.
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I lost the receipt.Perdí el recibo.
“Perdí el recibo.” means “I lost the receipt.” in Mexican Spanish.
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I left it here.Lo dejé aquí.
“Lo dejé aquí.” means “I left it here.” in Mexican Spanish.
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I need medicine.Necesito medicina.
“Necesito medicina.” means “I need medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
It came broken.Venía roto.
“Venía roto.” means “It came broken.” in Mexican Spanish.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
It doesn’t turn on.No enciende.
“No enciende.” means “It doesn’t turn on.” in Mexican Spanish.
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There’s no hot water.No hay agua caliente.
“No hay agua caliente.” means “There’s no hot water.” in Mexican Spanish. Use this at a hotel front desk or at home when the hot water isn’t working.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
The faucet is dripping.Gotea la llave.
“Gotea la llave.” means “The faucet is dripping.” in Mexican Spanish. In Mexico, la llave often means the faucet in a plumbing conversation.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
There’s smoke inside.Hay humo adentro.
“Hay humo adentro.” means “There’s smoke inside.” in Mexican Spanish.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
My key card isn’t working.No funciona mi tarjeta.
“No funciona mi tarjeta.” means “My key card isn’t working.” in Mexican Spanish. At a hotel, clarify la tarjeta de la habitación if the context is unclear.
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Formality and register1 branches

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

Neutral14

Situations11 branches

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

Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds3 Home Repairs and Utilities2 Calling Emergency Services1 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1 Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1 Hotel Check-In and Checkout1 Hotel or home repairs1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Warn that there is a fire.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral13 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded13 speaker1

Learning collections1 branches

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Core14

Vocabulary families27 branches

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agua2 haber2 adentro1 aqui1 caliente1 deje1 emergencia1 enciende1 estar1 funciona1 gotear1 hay1 herido1 humo1 incendio1 llave1 medicina1 necesito1 perder1 recibo1 roto1 salir1 senal1 ser1 tarjeta1 tener1 venia1

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday10 Less common4

Reusability2 branches

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49 55

Coverage gap value2 branches

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

411 53

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

18 25 31

Confusion risk2 branches

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

110 34

Spanish word count2 branches

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1–312 4–62

Usefulness score2 branches

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

47 57

Difficulty score1 branches

Scores run from 5 to 100. These ten-point ranges show the finer distribution within difficulty bands.

11–2014

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–311 03

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-11-1110 2026-10-234

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)14

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded10 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-234

Review methods3 branches

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

Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.6 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.4 Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.4

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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214

Source review decisions2 branches

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Not recorded10 Added4

Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded14

Length difficulty factor3 branches