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Keeping a Conversation Going52Conversation48Making Plans24Clearing Up Misunderstandings11Everyday Conversation9Requests8Encouragement and Celebration6Everyday Statements6Feelings6Boundaries and Disagreements5Feelings and Check-ins4Getting Around Mexico4Reactions3Shopping and Paying3Actions and Encouragement2Encouraging Someone2Food and Eating Together2Home Together2Everyday Actions1Food and Dining1Health and Getting Help1Making Plans with Friends1Saying No Politely1Talking About How You Feel1Time and Frequency1Wants and Needs1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Is it true?¿Es verdad?

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Is that okay?¿Está bien?

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

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. How much?¿Cuánto?

    “¿Cuánto?” means “How much?” in Mexican Spanish. A short question when the quantity or price is clear from context; ¿Cuánto cuesta? explicitly asks the price.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. When?¿Cuándo?

    “¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Is everything okay?¿Está todo bien?

    “¿Está todo bien?” means “Is everything okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check that a person or situation is okay.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?

    “¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Can I call you?¿Te puedo llamar?

    “¿Te puedo llamar?” means “Can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Do you understand?¿Entiendes?

    “¿Entiendes?” means “Do you understand?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. I have a question.Tengo una pregunta.

    “Tengo una pregunta.” means “I have a question.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for starting a question or asking for clarification.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. When are you leaving?¿Cuándo te vas?

    “¿Cuándo te vas?” means “When are you leaving?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. When are we meeting?¿Cuándo nos vemos?

    “¿Cuándo nos vemos?” means “When are we meeting?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural social planning; replaces formal future reuniremos.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. Which one?¿Cuál?

    “¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. How?¿Cómo?

    “¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. I have time.Tengo tiempo.

    “Tengo tiempo.” means “I have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about availability.

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  17. Why is that?¿Por qué?

    “¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. 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 →
  21. Are you busy?¿Estás ocupado / ocupada?

    “¿Estás ocupado / ocupada?” means “Are you busy?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Are you sure?¿Estás seguro / segura?

    “¿Estás seguro / segura?” means “Are you sure?” in Mexican Spanish. Use seguro for a man and segura for a woman. Match the person you are addressing.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Good job!¡Buen trabajo!

    “¡Buen trabajo!” means “Good job!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise someone’s work.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Well done!¡Bien hecho!

    “¡Bien hecho!” means “Well done!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise a completed action.

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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.

Neutral62Familiar (tú)24
Conversation role6 branches

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

Ask a question64Answer or explain19Reassure or encourage2Express feelings or opinions1Make a request1Share information1
Situations14 branches

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

Not recorded73Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1Ask what follows in a plan, sequence or activity.1Check that a person or situation is okay.1Check whether a statement is true.1Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1Discuss a proposed action.1Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1Introduce a thought/update with an attention-getting question.1Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1
Gender forms4 branches

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neutral71both11masculine3feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded75object8listener2speaker1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded73Core13
Vocabulary families83 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.

Not recorded73Everyday13
Coverage gap value4 branches

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

3521242842
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

17121035
Confusion risk4 branches

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

2511244635
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3804–66
Usefulness score3 branches

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

46551338
Difficulty score2 branches

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

11–20835–103
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0651–321
Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-19322026-10-12162026-10-14162026-10-23132026-10-1872026-10-1512026-10-161
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)86
Source batches11 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 218LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 114Everyday questions screenshot13photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2313Past-tense questions screenshot102026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot7Short everyday phrases screenshot650 everyday phrases screenshot225 conversational statements screenshot128 everyday questions screenshot1Informal me commands screenshot1
Review methods4 branches

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

Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.39Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap33Individual 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.13Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded86
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

33462901796
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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

062317244211
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

1062311610122171
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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

08541
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

031-228-422-65
Unique Vocabulary Families21 branches

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

None recorded65empezar2estamos2llamar2ocupadas2ocupados2alguna1comiste1correcto1ella1entiendes1ganaste1hago1hecho1intentarlo1pagaste1pregunta1quienes1terminaste1trabajaste1viniste1
New Families Vs Baseline27 branches

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None recorded58adonde2empezar2estamos2llamar2ocupadas2ocupados2alguna1aprender1comiste1correcto1dejar1ella1entiendes1fuiste1ganaste1hago1hay1hecho1intentarlo1llamaste1pagaste1pregunta1quienes1terminaste1trabajaste1viniste1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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0581–328
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No86