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Keeping a Conversation Going79Conversation50Making Plans44Everyday Statements31Requests26Getting Around Mexico22Reactions22Home Together20Clearing Up Misunderstandings16Boundaries and Disagreements15Shopping and Paying11Time and Frequency11Feelings and Check-ins10Health and Getting Help10Everyday Affection9Food and Dining9Food and Eating Together9Travel and Directions8Feelings7Encouragement and Celebration6Romance6Relationships and Family4Hotel Check-In and Checkout3Health and Safety2Household Chores2Making Plans with Friends2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Airports and Luggage1Appointments and Rescheduling1Asking Someone Out1ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Disagreeing Politely1Home Repairs and Utilities1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Natural Reactions and Replies1Receiving a Package1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About How Often1Talking About How You Feel1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants and Needs1

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  1. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I want more.Quiero más.

    “Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.

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  3. It’s not safe.No es seguro.

    “No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.

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  4. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

    “¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.

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  5. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

    “¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.

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  6. Do I have time?¿Tengo tiempo?

    “¿Tengo tiempo?” means “Do I have time?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.

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  7. I’m in pain.Tengo dolor.

    “Tengo dolor.” means “I’m in pain.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.

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  8. Are you okay?¿Estás bien?

    “¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.

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  9. I can go.Puedo ir.

    “Puedo ir.” means “I can go.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.

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  10. Do I need this?¿Necesito esto?

    “¿Necesito esto?” means “Do I need this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood item is needed.

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  11. What size?¿Qué talla?

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

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  12. I can drive.Sé manejar.

    “Sé manejar.” means “I can drive.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm knowing how to drive.

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  13. I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.

    “Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.

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  14. Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?

    “¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.

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  15. Can they help?¿Ellos pueden ayudar?

    “¿Ellos pueden ayudar?” means “Can they help?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.

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  16. Is it spicy?¿Pica?

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

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  17. 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.

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  18. 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.

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  19. 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.

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  20. Who are you with?¿Con quién estás?

    “¿Con quién estás?” means “Who are you with?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is accompanying the listener.

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  21. I can’t sleep.No puedo dormir.

    “No puedo dormir.” means “I can’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.

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  22. Not anymore.Ya no.

    “Ya no.” means “Not anymore.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.

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  23. Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?

    “¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.

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  24. There’s nothing here.No hay nada aquí.

    “No hay nada aquí.” means “There’s nothing here.” in Mexican Spanish. Report no objects/content at the indicated place.

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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.

Neutral94Familiar (tú)76Formal (usted)1
Conversation role9 branches

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

Ask a question69Answer or explain64Share information61Express feelings or opinions52Give instructions30Make a request29Offer help or make a promise6Reassure or encourage6Warn or report a problem1
Situations171 branches

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

A conventional good-trip wish.1Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Agree with a negative statement by saying it also applies to the speaker.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Answer a quantity/degree question with a substantial amount.1Answer a who question with no one.1Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1Answer when something happened with last night.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask about a companion’s planned transportation home.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.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 preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.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 listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether an understood item is needed.1Ask whether food is spicy before ordering.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.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 waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Ask who should receive the understood information/message.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask/select clothing size during shopping or fitting.1Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Check whether the speaker has enough time for an understood action.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Communicate that you need medicine without naming a treatment.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm availability/ability to go to an understood destination.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Confirm knowing how to drive.1Confirm that listener resides at the indicated location.1Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1Conventional opinion introducer.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Correct or refine a previous assumption with the actual situation.1Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Identify oneself, e.g.1Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1Introduce a contrast with what was just said.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Offer transport and ask if the listener needs the speaker to give them a ride.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Promise to notify the listener about a result/update.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Reply nothing to a question about content, quantity or activity.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1Report being in pain, followed by location/details when asked.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report no objects/content at the indicated place.1Report that a door is locked with a key.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Say no suggestion comes to mind when asked for an idea.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Select an indicated item.1Share a phone number.1Share an address with a driver/contact.1Share positive enjoyment after a completed outing/event.1Specify sugar should be included in a drink.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral162masculine9
Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded162speaker5object2listener1noun1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core133Expansion38
Vocabulary families193 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.

Everyday131Less common40
Reusability3 branches

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

514742331
Confusion risk2 branches

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

3155216
Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–31224–6487–101
Usefulness score2 branches

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

4113558
Difficulty score6 branches

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

21–307311–205331–403041–5095–10451–602
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0891–382
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23171
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)171
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23171
Review methods1 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.171
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded171
Length difficulty factor7 branches

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

6613459330161212153181
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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368063224586741
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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13351032627318171720112311167256125281301
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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01264358862
Reuse difficulty factor5 branches

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

066-263-437-64-81
Unique Vocabulary Families90 branches

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

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New Families Vs Baseline112 branches

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None recorded71incluido2llave2acabo1acaso1aeropuerto1alegro1anoche1apagalo1apresures1arreglarlo1asientos1avergonzado1aviso1ayudo1baja1bastante1boleto1caliente1cambio1camion1cancelalo1carne1casarias1cerraste1cocinando1compartirias1comprar1crees1cuento1cuida1cumple1date1decepcionado1desayuno1devuelveme1dije1direccion1diselo1disponibles1dolor1duele1embargo1empiezo1enamorado1encargate1enciendelo1enviarlo1escucho1estuvieras1exijas1frecuencia1fueron1gente1guardalo1gustas1habitacion1heriste1hice1importas1incomodo1interrumpas1invito1irse1listos1llame1llegaron1llevarlo1lleve1manten1mantenlo1medicina1mio1mucha1nadie1ocurre1oferta1ojala1opinion1pagaras1pase1piensas1piso1ponme1preguntale1preguntas1preparate1promesa1quedando1quedartelo1quedate1realidad1recogelo1registrarme1reservar1retrocede1sabia1sencillo1sentimientos1servicio1suposicion1tampoco1tan1tardar1toca1trabajando1traer1trapea1usa1viaje1volumen1volver1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–3100071
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No171