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Keeping a Conversation Going61Requests58Conversation37Home Together36Reactions28Clearing Up Misunderstandings25Everyday Statements22Making Plans21Boundaries and Disagreements20Health and Getting Help15Getting Around Mexico13Encouragement and Celebration9Everyday Affection9Household Chores9Food and Eating Together8Romance7Feelings and Check-ins6Food and Dining6Shopping and Paying6Time and Frequency6Relationships and Family4Everyday Actions3Health and Safety3Apologizing2Cooking Together2Describing Symptoms at a Clinic2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Travel and Directions2Asking Someone Out1ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Calling Emergency Services1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Disagreeing Politely1Feelings1Going to the Dentist1Natural Reactions and Replies1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Visiting a Pharmacy1

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  1. Welcome!¡Bienvenido!

    “¡Bienvenido!” means “Welcome!” in Mexican Spanish. Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. Bless you!¡Salud!

    “¡Salud!” means “Bless you!” in Mexican Spanish. Respond politely when someone sneezes.

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

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Is it spicy?¿Pica?

    “¿Pica?” means “Is it spicy?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

    “¿Cómo funciona?” means “How does it work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how an understood thing/system works.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Give it back.Devuélvelo.

    “Devuélvelo.” means “Give it back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

    “¿Me recuerdas?” means “Do you remember me?” in Mexican Spanish. Check recognition when meeting someone again.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I’ll help you.Te ayudo.

    “Te ayudo.” means “I’ll help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer/commit to helping the listener.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. I’ll let you know.Te aviso.

    “Te aviso.” means “I’ll let you know.” in Mexican Spanish. Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I can’t find my keys.No encuentro mis llaves.

    “No encuentro mis llaves.” means “I can’t find my keys.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being unable to locate keys.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Call the police!¡Llama a la policía!

    “¡Llama a la policía!” means “Call the police!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to call the police.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. 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 →
  23. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. How do you pronounce it?¿Cómo se pronuncia?

    “¿Cómo se pronuncia?” means “How do you pronounce it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register3 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)92Neutral73Formal (usted)5
Conversation role10 branches

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

Give instructions63Make a request58Answer or explain54Express feelings or opinions51Share information50Ask a question43Reassure or encourage5Greet or say goodbye3Offer help or make a promise3Manage the conversation2
Situations167 branches

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

Not recorded4Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Answer when with before/earlier.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for hand-holding, for affection or walking together.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to call the police.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to feed the pets.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to move out of the way.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to consider the understood suggestion.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what someone recalls about an understood event.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether driving happened in a past situation, not whether someone knows how to drive.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Describe a headache plainly during everyday conversation.1Describe getting dressed as an ordinary routine.1Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express an optional shared blessing/wish.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firmly refuse something.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Give an ordinary household bathing instruction.1Greet arriving guests. Female listener: ¡Bienvenida!1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Invite the other person to continue by saying the speaker is listening, not merely hearing sound.1Mark a minimum or a mitigating positive.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Offer an appropriate direct compliment about a partner/friend’s smile.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer condolences after a death.1Offer/commit to helping the listener.1Promise prompt action.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report being unable to locate keys.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Respond politely when someone sneezes.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Select an indicated item.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Share that a vacation is approaching, without supplying a real destination/date.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State a clear boundary or plea against being harmed.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State an intention to travel when discussing future plans.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral168masculine2
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded168listener1speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core89Expansion77Not recorded4
Vocabulary families209 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday99Less common66Not recorded4Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

510045231622
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

4903775221
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

310526015
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31464–624
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4104333533
Difficulty score6 branches

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

21–308831–404111–201941–50145–10551–603
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–3118052
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-231662026-10-104
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)170
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23166Curated multi-source screenshot4
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.166Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline4
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded170
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

659353034922121151
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

38123462151801442
Grammar difficulty factor14 branches

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

13431737323201610121610231025928318262211241301
Idiom difficulty factor6 branches

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

01284286785101181
Unique Vocabulary Families140 branches

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New Families Vs Baseline177 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–3145025
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No170