EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 2

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Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going31 Conversation24 Everyday Statements10 Making Plans10 Feelings9 Feelings and Check-ins3 Health and Getting Help3 Boundaries and Disagreements2 Food and Eating Together2 Home Together2 Clearing Up Misunderstandings1 Encouragement and Celebration1 Everyday Affection1 Shopping and Paying1

Difficulty3 branches

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

Beginner21 Easy20 Moderate2

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I have time.Tengo tiempo.
“Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.
“No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.
“No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
Who?¿Quién?
“¿Quién?” means “Who?” in Mexican Spanish. A standalone follow-up question is natural when the person or action is already understood.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
We are busy.Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.
“Estamos ocupados. / Estamos ocupadas.” means “We are busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Ocupados for a male or mixed group, ocupadas for an all-female group.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not tired.No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.
“No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.” means “I’m not tired.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose by speaker gender.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want it.Lo quiero. / La quiero.
“Lo quiero. / La quiero.” means “I want it.” in Mexican Spanish. Lo/la agree with the thing wanted; select one alternative.
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Who is she?¿Quién es ella?
“¿Quién es ella?” means “Who is she?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep the explicit pronoun when identifying the woman.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is ready?¿Quién está listo?
“¿Quién está listo?” means “Who is ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Use lista when asking about a woman or an all-female group; listos/listas when addressing a group as ready. Lista applies when the person is female. Address a group directly with ¿Están listos? or ¿Están listas?
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
We aren’t busy.No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.
“No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.” means “We aren’t busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose the group-gender alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is he?¿Quién es él?
“¿Quién es él?” means “Who is he?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep the explicit pronoun when identifying the man.
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I don’t want it.No lo quiero. / No la quiero.
“No lo quiero. / No la quiero.” means “I don’t want it.” in Mexican Spanish. Lo/la agree with the thing; select one alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I know how to swim.Sé nadar.
“Sé nadar.” means “I know how to swim.” in Mexican Spanish. For the learned skill: I know how to swim. Puedo nadar instead expresses ability or permission in the current situation.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who is there?¿Quién está ahí?
“¿Quién está ahí?” means “Who is there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ahí is natural when asking who is at the door; allá can refer farther away.
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Who is coming?¿Quién viene?
“¿Quién viene?” means “Who is coming?” in Mexican Spanish. Common planning question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t know how to swim.No sé nadar.
“No sé nadar.” means “I don’t know how to swim.” in Mexican Spanish. For not knowing how to swim. No puedo nadar means being unable or not allowed to swim in the current situation.
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I don’t feel well.No me siento bien.
“No me siento bien.” means “I don’t feel well.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural health-related statement; more specific than a general No estoy bien.
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Who do you know?¿A quién conoces?
“¿A quién conoces?” means “Who do you know?” in Mexican Spanish. Conocer for knowing people, rather than saber.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who wants this?¿Quién quiere esto?
“¿Quién quiere esto?” means “Who wants this?” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for offering or distributing an item.
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Who can help me?¿Quién me puede ayudar?
“¿Quién me puede ayudar?” means “Who can help me?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural alternative word order to puede ayudarme.
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Who called me?¿Quién me llamó?
“¿Quién me llamó?” means “Who called me?” in Mexican Spanish. Past tense; accent distinguishes llamó from llamo.
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Who did you call?¿A quién llamaste?
“¿A quién llamaste?” means “Who did you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal a before the person called.
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Who did you see?¿A quién viste?
“¿A quién viste?” means “Who did you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal a before the person being seen.
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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)24 Neutral19

Conversation role2 branches

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

Ask a question24 Answer or explain19

Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded43

Gender forms4 branches

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neutral28 both7 masculine5 feminine3

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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Not recorded36 object6 speaker1

Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded43

Vocabulary families52 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded43

Reusability1 branches

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

443

Coverage gap value1 branches

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

343

Ambiguity risk1 branches

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

143

Confusion risk1 branches

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

243

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–333 4–69 7–101

Usefulness score2 branches

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

428 315

Difficulty score5 branches

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

11–2020 21–3012 31–408 41–502 5–101

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

023 1–320

Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1943

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)43

Review methods1 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.43

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

243

Source review decisions1 branches

The recorded action taken when a phrase was reviewed in a source batch.

Added43

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded43

Idiom difficulty factor1 branches