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Topics38 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going42Conversation30Making Plans24Requests23Everyday Statements19Boundaries and Disagreements13Home Together13Clearing Up Misunderstandings12Getting Around Mexico11Reactions9Everyday Affection8Feelings and Check-ins8Feelings6Shopping and Paying6Encouragement and Celebration5Food and Dining5Food and Eating Together5Romance5Relationships and Family4Time and Frequency4Health and Getting Help3Travel and Directions3Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Household Chores2Making Plans with Friends2Airports and Luggage1Appointments and Rescheduling1Asking Someone Out1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Home Repairs and Utilities1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Talking About How Often1

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  1. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

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

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

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?

    “¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?

    “¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. It’s on me.Yo invito.

    “Yo invito.” means “It’s on me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. 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 →
  10. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. See you there.Nos vemos ahí.

    “Nos vemos ahí.” means “See you there.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?

    “¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Are there any seats available?¿Hay asientos disponibles?

    “¿Hay asientos disponibles?” means “Are there any seats available?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. When is the next bus?¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?

    “¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?” means “When is the next bus?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Where can I wait?¿Dónde puedo esperar?

    “¿Dónde puedo esperar?” means “Where can I wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. That doesn’t work for me.Eso no me viene bien.

    “Eso no me viene bien.” means “That doesn’t work for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.

    “Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I did it.Lo hice.

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

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish 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.

Familiar (tú)64Neutral39
Conversation role8 branches

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

Ask a question44Answer or explain29Express feelings or opinions29Share information29Give instructions24Make a request23Offer help or make a promise6Reassure or encourage6
Situations103 branches

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

Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.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 current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.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 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 turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously 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 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 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 waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.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 door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.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.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.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.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.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report that a door is locked with a key.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.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.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral99masculine4
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded99speaker3listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core77Expansion26
Vocabulary families137 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.

Everyday76Less common27
Reusability2 branches

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

590413
Confusion risk2 branches

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

393210
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3734–630
Usefulness score2 branches

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

475528
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–307331–4030
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–361042
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23103
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)103
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23103
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.103
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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2103
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded103
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

641322918010129153
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

350023218665541
Grammar difficulty factor10 branches

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

13341717101420111676612523425431
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

0764218462
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

049-235-417-62
Unique Vocabulary Families68 branches

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None recorded42acaso1aeropuerto1alegro1apagalo1apresures1asientos1avergonzado1aviso1baja1camion1cancelalo1carne1casarias1cerraste1compartirias1comprar1crees1cuento1cuida1cumple1date1decepcionado1dije1diselo1disponibles1empiezo1encargate1enciendelo1enviarlo1frecuencia1fueron1gente1guardalo1gustas1heriste1importas1incomodo1interrumpas1invito1irse1llegaron1llevarlo1manten1mantenlo1mucha1pagaras1piensas1ponme1preguntale1preguntas1preparate1promesa1quedartelo1recogelo1registrarme1reservar1retrocede1sencillo1sentimientos1servicio1tan1tardar1traer1trapea1usa1volumen1volver1
New Families Vs Baseline83 branches

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None recorded30incluido2llave2acabo1acaso1aeropuerto1alegro1apagalo1apresures1arreglarlo1asientos1avergonzado1aviso1ayudo1baja1camion1cancelalo1carne1casarias1cerraste1cocinando1compartirias1comprar1crees1cuento1cuida1cumple1date1decepcionado1desayuno1dije1diselo1disponibles1empiezo1enamorado1encargate1enciendelo1enviarlo1escucho1frecuencia1fueron1gente1guardalo1gustas1heriste1hice1importas1incomodo1interrumpas1invito1irse1llame1llegaron1llevarlo1manten1mantenlo1mucha1pagaras1piensas1piso1ponme1preguntale1preguntas1preparate1promesa1quedartelo1recogelo1registrarme1reservar1retrocede1sabia1sencillo1sentimientos1servicio1tan1tardar1toca1trabajando1traer1trapea1usa1volumen1volver1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–373030
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No103