EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Beginner116 Easy93 Moderate5

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It’s cold.Está frío.
“Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.
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I have a car.Tengo carro.
“Tengo carro.” means “I have a car.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.
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It’s near.Está cerca.
“Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.
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I am outside.Estoy afuera.
“Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.
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It’s far.Está lejos.
“Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.
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I’m going home.Voy a casa.
“Voy a casa.” means “I’m going home.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone the speaker is heading home.
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It’s hot.Está caliente.
“Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.
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Can I pay?¿Puedo pagar?
“¿Puedo pagar?” means “Can I pay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to settle a bill now.
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Do you need anything?¿Necesitas algo?
“¿Necesitas algo?” means “Do you need anything?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.
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I am inside.Estoy adentro.
“Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.
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I have a ticket.Tengo un boleto.
“Tengo un boleto.” means “I have a ticket.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.
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I have a fever.Tengo fiebre.
“Tengo fiebre.” means “I have a fever.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.
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I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.
“Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.
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I need gas.Necesito gasolina.
“Necesito gasolina.” means “I need gas.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain needing gasoline, e.g.
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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
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Is it possible?¿Es posible?
“¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.
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I’m not home.No estoy en casa.
“No estoy en casa.” means “I’m not home.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.
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What day is it?¿Qué día es?
“¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.
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I need a car.Necesito un carro.
“Necesito un carro.” means “I need a car.” in Mexican Spanish. State needing a vehicle, e.g.
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I need a doctor.Necesito un médico.
“Necesito un médico.” means “I need a doctor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.
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My phone is broken.Mi teléfono está roto.
“Mi teléfono está roto.” means “My phone is broken.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.
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It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!
“¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.
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There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!
“¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.
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I have bad news.Tengo malas noticias.
“Tengo malas noticias.” means “I have bad news.” in Mexican Spanish. Prepare someone for a disappointing update.
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Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain85 Share information79 Express feelings or opinions50 Ask a question16 Make a request4 Warn or report a problem3 Give instructions2

Situations102 branches

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

Not recorded15 Agree that the same statement/feeling applies to the speaker too.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1 Answer a frequency question with almost never.1 Answer a likelihood question with probably.1 Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1 Answer a vehicle-ownership question in personal/travel conversation.1 Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Approve an understood selection with Good choice.1 Ask a server for a drink without ice.1 Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1 Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1 Ask the number of countable items already under discussion.1 Ask to settle a bill now.1 Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1 Ask where to make payment in a shop/service setting.1 Ask whether a listing, item, or appointment remains available.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask whether weather is windy before an outing.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask why someone is delayed.1 Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1 Comment on a low price.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Communicate a need for an X-ray in a clinical conversation.1 Communicate need for taxi transport when seeking a ride.1 Confirm having a ticket for transport/admission.1 Confirm people are able to attend.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Defer an action to the next opportunity.1 Describe a cloudy sky.1 Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1 Describe an unexpected sudden event.1 Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe doing laundry in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe exercising as a habitual activity.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Describe having a fever in a healthcare conversation.1 Describe having breakfast as an ordinary routine/activity.1 Describe someone else’s work ethic.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Describe sunny weather, not an object’s heat.1 Describe windy conditions.1 Discuss whether you have money available.1 Encourage or describe gradual progress through a process.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain lack of money.1 Explain needing gasoline, e.g.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express uncertainty or concerns.1 Give a tentative answer to a suggestion or yes/no question.1 Give an indefinite future time in reply to a timing question.1 Identify people who can assist.1 Introduce a positive update.1 Introduce a sibling as a family-conversation example.1 Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1 Mention having a dog when talking about pets.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer to bring or provide something someone needs.1 Prepare someone for a disappointing update.1 React positively when an arrangement or result is exactly suitable.1 React to a frightening thing or event.1 React to a small accidental mistake with a conventional interjection.1 React with surprise or admiration.1 Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1 Report being inside a building or place.1 Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1 Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1 Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1 Request a doctor or explain needing medical attention.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 Specify that an understood action should happen as soon as possible.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 State needing a vehicle, e.g.1 State that the speaker knows how to cook.1 Tell someone the speaker is heading home.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1 Warn that there is a fire.1

Gender forms3 branches

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

neutral105 masculine8 both3

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded105 speaker5 noun4 object2

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core75 Expansion26 Not recorded15

Vocabulary families126 branches

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

estar25 ser21 tener11 necesito5 None recorded5 poder4 dia3 hacer3 ir3 temprano3 afuera2 carro2 casa2 dificil2 dinero2 ellos2 justo2 lento2 necesitar2 noticias2 pagar2 posible2 querer2 sigue2 tarde2 telefono2 viento2 aburrido1 adentro1 algo1 algun1 amigos1 antes1 aprender1 ayudar1 barato1 bien1 boleto1 buena1 buenas1 caliente1 casi1 cerca1 cocinar1 confuso1 conozco1 cuantos1 cumpleanos1 da1 demasiado1 desayuno1 disponible1 dudas1 duro1 ejercicio1 eleccion1 emergencia1 enojado1 eso1 esperando1 esperar1 estudiando1 favor1 fiebre1 frio1 gasolina1 guau1 hago1 hay1 herido1 hermana1 hermoso1 hielo1 incendio1 internet1 lavo1 lejos1 limpio1 lunes1 mal1 malas1 mareado1 medico1 miedo1 mismo1 molesto1 muchas1 necesitas1 normal1 nublado1 nunca1 oscuro1 paso1 peor1 perfecto1 perro1 preocupado1 probablemente1 profesor1 proxima1 quizas1 radiografia1 repente1 ropa1 roto1 saben1 saber1 segura1 sol1 soltero1 suficiente1 suficientemente1 tambien1 taxi1 todo1 trabajan1 trabajando1 ups1 usarlo1 veces1 vegetariano1 venir1 ver1 vez1 vida1 yo1

Vocabulary familiarity4 branches

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

Everyday86 Not recorded15 Less common14 Specialized1

Reusability3 branches

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

548 445 323

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

362 440 111 52 21

Confusion risk4 branches

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

267 334 113 42

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3106 4–610

Usefulness score4 branches

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

465 526 324 21

Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20107 5–109

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

076 1–340

Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23101 2026-10-136 2026-10-124 2026-10-142 2026-10-172 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)116

Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23101 I know screenshot6 Short everyday phrases screenshot3 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot2 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1 50 everyday phrases screenshot1 Everyday questions screenshot1 Time adverbs 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.101 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap14 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2116

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded116

Length difficulty factor4 branches