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125unique phrases · 7% of collection

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Topics40 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going65Conversation59Everyday Statements32Making Plans19Clearing Up Misunderstandings18Home Together12Boundaries and Disagreements10Feelings and Check-ins10Getting Around Mexico10Health and Getting Help10Everyday Affection9Food and Eating Together8Encouragement and Celebration7Food and Dining6Time and Frequency6Feelings5Travel and Directions5Requests4Shopping and Paying4Everyday Conversation2Health and Safety2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Relationships and Family2Talking About Family2Airports and Luggage1Appointments and Rescheduling1Asking for Help Politely1Calling Emergency Services1Disagreeing Politely1Encouraging Someone1Everyday Actions1Finding a Lost Phone or Wallet1Greetings and Introductions1Making Plans with Friends1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Reactions1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Talking About How Often1

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  1. This is my order.Este es mi pedido.

    “Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?

    “¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. What’s your address?¿Cuál es tu dirección?

    “¿Cuál es tu dirección?” means “What’s your address?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Can I sit here?¿Me puedo sentar aquí?

    “¿Me puedo sentar aquí?” means “Can I sit here?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversational word order.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Where is the hospital?¿Dónde está el hospital?

    “¿Dónde está el hospital?” means “Where is the hospital?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the location of a hospital facility.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?

    “¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I’m not leaving yet.Todavía no me voy.

    “Todavía no me voy.” means “I’m not leaving yet.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. That works for me.Eso me viene bien.

    “Eso me viene bien.” means “That works for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. 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 →
  10. Can I take a break?¿Puedo tomar un descanso?

    “¿Puedo tomar un descanso?” means “Can I take a break?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. 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 →
  12. How long will it take?¿Cuánto va a tardar?

    “¿Cuánto va a tardar?” means “How long will it take?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Please be quiet.Guarda silencio, por favor.

    “Guarda silencio, por favor.” means “Please be quiet.” in Mexican Spanish. Make a respectful request for quiet.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. That’s a good point.Es un buen punto.

    “Es un buen punto.” means “That’s a good point.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. React / give an opinion.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. This is my friend.Este es mi amigo.

    “Este es mi amigo.” means “This is my friend.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a friend to another person.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.

    “Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Where is my phone?¿Dónde está mi teléfono?

    “¿Dónde está mi teléfono?” means “Where is my phone?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. I know what you want.Sé lo que quieres.

    “Sé lo que quieres.” means “I know what you want.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Did you do it?¿Lo hiciste? / ¿La hiciste?

    “¿Lo hiciste? / ¿La hiciste?” means “Did you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Is it your first time?¿Es tu primera vez?

    “¿Es tu primera vez?” means “Is it your first time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about a first visit or experience.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Is it really necessary?¿De verdad es necesario?

    “¿De verdad es necesario?” means “Is it really necessary?” in Mexican Spanish. Question whether an action is needed.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. When will you call?¿Cuándo vas a llamar?

    “¿Cuándo vas a llamar?” means “When will you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when someone plans to call.

    EasyHighEnglish 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.

Neutral76Familiar (tú)48Formal (usted)1
Conversation role12 branches

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

Ask a question60Answer or explain41Share information37Express feelings or opinions33Give instructions8Make a request6Reassure or encourage6Offer help or make a promise4Greet or say goodbye2Manage the conversation2Invite or give permission1Thank or show appreciation1
Situations87 branches

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

Not recorded39Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.1Ask someone to call the police.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1Describe progress learning English.1Explain a future decision not to drive.1Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain tasks that still need doing.1Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Express affection for your family.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Introduce a friend to another person.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1Make a respectful request for quiet.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer condolences after a death.1Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1Question whether an action is needed.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report being unable to locate keys.1Report increasing outdoor warmth.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1Thank someone despite their help not resolving the problem.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1
Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral110both10masculine3feminine2
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded110object8noun6speaker1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core47Expansion39Not recorded39
Vocabulary families181 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.

Everyday58Not recorded39Less common27Specialized1
Reusability4 branches

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

47154231022
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

3664381175321
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

352240133
Confusion risk4 branches

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

36125111142
Spanish word count1 branches

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

4–6125
Usefulness score3 branches

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

476334515
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–308631–4039
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–371054
Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23862026-10-1082026-10-1282026-10-1482026-10-1972026-10-1642026-10-1522026-10-1312026-10-181
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)125
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2386Curated multi-source screenshot8Everyday questions screenshot8Past-tense questions screenshot625 conversational statements screenshot4LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 14LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2328 everyday questions screenshot2Everyday conversation screenshot22026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1I know screenshot1
Review methods5 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.86Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap19Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline8Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.8Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.4
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded125
Vocabulary difficulty factor7 branches

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

34503721651361012341
Grammar difficulty factor13 branches

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

104361913181711201116523434123142222252151
Idiom difficulty factor6 branches

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

01014138612262101
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-269029-424-63
Unique Vocabulary Families84 branches

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

None recorded54abierta1abierto1aeropuerto1agradecer1ahi1aire1alegro1algo1ambulancia1amigo1amo1ayudar1bolsa1bueno1cerrada1cerrado1comes1compraste1cuarto1cumpleanos1decision1definitiva1dentro1derramo1desordenado1diferencia1discutir1encontraste1encuentro1ese1esperabas1estacion1favorito1forma1frecuencia1fuera1guarde1harias1historia1hospital1idea1indicada1intentaste1irse1larga1llevarlo1mandarme1mandaste1modos1ni1olvidaste1orgullosa1pedido1pensando1pesa1pesame1piensas1podemos1policia1pregunto1puede1punto1querias1regresar1retrasado1revisa1riendo1ries1rompio1sentar1servicio1silencio1subele1tan1tardar1tenedor1trae1tren1tuya1tuyo1ve1ventana1viste1
New Families Vs Baseline108 branches

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

None recorded35llama3incluido2llaves2mia2abierta1abierto1aeropuerto1agradecer1ahi1aire1alegro1algo1ambulancia1amigo1amo1aprender1ayudar1ayudo1bolsa1bueno1cerrada1cerrado1comes1compraste1cuarto1culpa1cumpleanos1decision1definitiva1dentro1derramo1desayuno1desordenado1diferencia1dificil1direccion1discutir1encontraste1encuentro1ese1esperabas1estacion1favorito1forma1frecuencia1fuera1fuiste1guarda1guarde1hacerlo1harias1historia1hospital1hotel1idea1indicada1intentaste1irse1lado1larga1llevarlo1mandarme1mandaste1mejorando1modos1molesto1nadie1necesario1ni1noche1olvidaste1orgullosa1pedido1pensando1pesa1pesame1piensas1podemos1policia1preguntar1pregunto1primera1puede1punto1quedar1querias1regresar1retrasado1revisa1riendo1ries1rompio1sentar1servicio1silencio1subele1tan1tardar1tenedor1toca1trae1tren1tuya1tuyo1ve1ventana1viste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–390035
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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

No125