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Keeping a Conversation Going14Making Plans8Conversation6Everyday Statements6Getting Around Mexico5Encouragement and Celebration2Feelings2Taking a Taxi in Mexico2Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Boundaries and Disagreements1Clearing Up Misunderstandings1Feelings and Check-ins1Food and Dining1Home Together1Receiving a Package1Relationships and Family1Requests1Time and Frequency1Travel and Directions1

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  1. To the hotel, please.Al hotel, por favor.

    “Al hotel, por favor.” means “To the hotel, please.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. This is my seat.Este es mi asiento.

    “Este es mi asiento.” means “This is my seat.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. This is my phone number.Este es mi número.

    “Este es mi número.” means “This is my phone number.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a phone number.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. This is my address.Esta es mi dirección.

    “Esta es mi dirección.” means “This is my address.” in Mexican Spanish. Share an address with a driver/contact.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. When can I call you?¿Cuándo te puedo llamar?

    “¿Cuándo te puedo llamar?” means “When can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. They aren’t here.Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.

    “Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.” means “They aren’t here.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Can I leave now?¿Ya me puedo ir?

    “¿Ya me puedo ir?” means “Can I leave now?” in Mexican Spanish. Makes departure and permission explicit.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Is it a good idea?¿Es una buena idea?

    “¿Es una buena idea?” means “Is it a good idea?” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss a proposed action.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. I know what you need.Sé lo que necesitas.

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Is it going to be difficult?¿Va a ser difícil?

    “¿Va a ser difícil?” means “Is it going to be difficult?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about expected difficulty of a task.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Is it ready to go?¿Está listo para salir?

    “¿Está listo para salir?” means “Is it ready to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Why are you running late?¿Por qué vas tarde?

    “¿Por qué vas tarde?” means “Why are you running late?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask why someone is delayed.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Will you be there?¿Vas a estar ahí?

    “¿Vas a estar ahí?” means “Will you be there?” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. That’s not normal.Eso no es normal.

    “Eso no es normal.” means “That’s not normal.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that an understood situation is unusual.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. He isn’t ready.Él no está listo.

    “Él no está listo.” means “He isn’t ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready state, not intelligence.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. She isn’t nice.Ella no es amable.

    “Ella no es amable.” means “She isn’t nice.” in Mexican Spanish. Specifically not kind or courteous; avoid presenting all meanings of nice as identical.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. It’s a beautiful day.Es un día hermoso.

    “Es un día hermoso.” means “It’s a beautiful day.” in Mexican Spanish. Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. My life is hard.Mi vida es difícil.

    “Mi vida es difícil.” means “My life is hard.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. It’s my birthday today.Hoy es mi cumpleaños.

    “Hoy es mi cumpleaños.” means “It’s my birthday today.” in Mexican Spanish. Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral17Familiar (tú)2
Conversation role4 branches

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

Answer or explain12Share information8Ask a question7Express feelings or opinions4
Situations14 branches

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

Not recorded6Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1Ask why someone is delayed.1Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1Discuss a proposed action.1Give a taxi destination when the specific hotel is already known.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1Report that an understood situation is unusual.1Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral14masculine3both1feminine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded16object2noun1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core10Not recorded6Expansion3
Vocabulary families33 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday13Not recorded6
Reusability3 branches

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

4125631
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

3154311
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

173725
Spanish word count1 branches

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

4–619
Usefulness score3 branches

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

493555
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2019
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0151–34
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23132026-10-1952026-10-131
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)19
Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2313LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 23LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 12I know screenshot1
Review methods3 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.13Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.5Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap1
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

219
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded19
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

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

0112632
Grammar difficulty factor4 branches

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

6910533122
Idiom difficulty factor1 branches

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

019
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-49-25-6401
Unique Vocabulary Families6 branches

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None recorded15amable1ella1hermoso1llamar1vida1
New Families Vs Baseline9 branches

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None recorded12amable1direccion1ella1hermoso1hotel1llamar1normal1vida1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0121–37
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No19