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Source review decisions: Added × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Length difficulty factor: 3 × Difficulty: Beginner × Reuse difficulty factor: 0 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going28Conversation14Reactions12Making Plans8Everyday Conversation7Time and Frequency7Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Encouragement and Celebration5Getting Around Mexico5Boundaries and Disagreements3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Requests2Everyday Affection1Everyday Statements1Feelings1Food and Dining1Food and Eating Together1Health and Getting Help1Natural Reactions and Replies1Shopping and Paying1Talking About How Often1

Difficulty3 branches

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  1. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. What size?¿Qué talla?

    “¿Qué talla?” means “What size?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Which way?¿Por dónde?

    “¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. I know.Lo sé.

    “Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I know where.Sé dónde.

    “Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I know how.Sé cómo.

    “Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. This month.Este mes.

    “Este mes.” means “This month.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. For now.Por ahora.

    “Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. This way.Por aquí.

    “Por aquí.” means “This way.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when showing someone the route: this way / through here.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Why is that?¿Por qué?

    “¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Right here.Justo aquí.

    “Justo aquí.” means “Right here.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the exact desired location visually.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Not here.No aquí.

    “No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. With sugar.Con azúcar.

    “Con azúcar.” means “With sugar.” in Mexican Spanish. Specify sugar should be included in a drink.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. For a while.Un rato.

    “Un rato.” means “For a while.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Not now.Ahora no.

    “Ahora no.” means “Not now.” in Mexican Spanish. Can sound abrupt. Ahora no, gracias softens a refusal; ahora no, por favor asks someone to stop or wait.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. They are coming.Ellos / Ellas vienen.

    “Ellos / Ellas vienen.” means “They are coming.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Which color?¿Qué color?

    “¿Qué color?” means “Which color?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Right now.Ahora mismo.

    “Ahora mismo.” means “Right now.” in Mexican Spanish. Emphasizes now, at this very moment.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Sometimes.A veces.

    “A veces.” means “Sometimes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Not yet.Todavía no.

    “Todavía no.” means “Not yet.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Of course.Por supuesto.

    “Por supuesto.” means “Of course.” in Mexican Spanish. An affirmative response meaning certainly / of course.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. It doesn’t matter.No importa.

    “No importa.” means “It doesn’t matter.” in Mexican Spanish. Can also mean never mind when dismissing a concern; Olvídalo means forget it / never mind.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Good job!¡Buen trabajo!

    “¡Buen trabajo!” means “Good job!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise someone’s work.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Well done!¡Bien hecho!

    “¡Bien hecho!” means “Well done!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise a completed action.

    BeginnerHighEnglish 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.

Neutral42Familiar (tú)5
Conversation role7 branches

What the phrase does in a conversation. A phrase can have several standardized roles, such as asking, answering or sharing information.

Answer or explain30Share information12Ask a question11Express feelings or opinions9Give instructions3Make a request3Reassure or encourage2
Situations20 branches

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

Not recorded28Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Describe an unexpected sudden event.1Describe someone else’s work ethic.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Express personal admiration or respect in an appropriate context.1Identify the exact desired location visually.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1React to an unexpected coincidental encounter or shared circumstance.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms2 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral45both2
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

Find whether gender wording relates to the speaker, listener, noun or object.

Not recorded45noun1object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded28Core11Expansion8
Vocabulary families47 branches

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

None recorded10arriba2saber2veces2admiro1ahora1alguna1azucar1bien1buen1buena1coincidencia1color1desde1duro1ellos1embargo1empieza1entonces1escucho1estamos1gusto1hecho1idea1importa1justo1manos1menos1mes1mira1mismo1muchas1nadar1ocupadas1ocupados1pregunta1rato1realidad1recuerdas1repente1sigue1supuesto1talla1todavia1trabajan1trabajo1vienen1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded28Everyday14Less common5
Reusability3 branches

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

419317511
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3201194622
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

12531329
Confusion risk4 branches

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

12221431041
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–347
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4373654
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2047
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0291–318
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23192026-10-14102026-10-1262026-10-1342026-10-1842026-10-1622026-10-192
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)47
Source batches10 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2319Time adverbs screenshot62026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot450 everyday phrases screenshot4Everyday questions screenshot4I know screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 22Short everyday phrases screenshot222 everyday expressions screenshot1Past-tense questions screenshot1
Review methods4 branches

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

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap21Individual 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.19Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.6Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded47
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

01931626436251
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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

33610862121
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

04245
Unique Vocabulary Families23 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded29admiro1alguna1coincidencia1color1desde1duro1embargo1entonces1estamos1hecho1importa1mismo1nadar1ocupadas1ocupados1realidad1repente1supuesto1todavia1trabajan1veces1vienen1
New Families Vs Baseline33 branches

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None recorded21arriba2admiro1alguna1coincidencia1color1desde1duro1ellos1embargo1entonces1escucho1estamos1hecho1importa1justo1manos1menos1mes1mira1mismo1nadar1Not recorded1ocupadas1ocupados1realidad1recuerdas1repente1supuesto1todavia1trabajan1veces1vienen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–325021Not recorded1
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No47