EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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204unique phrases · 11% of collection

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Topics40 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going125 Conversation101 Clearing Up Misunderstandings43 Making Plans36 Feelings and Check-ins25 Everyday Conversation24 Encouragement and Celebration21 Feelings21 Everyday Actions20 Actions and Encouragement15 Health and Getting Help11 Everyday Affection9 Requests9 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions9 Getting Around Mexico8 Boundaries and Disagreements6 Encouraging Someone5 Everyday Statements5 Food and Eating Together5 Home Together5 Making Plans with Friends5 Reactions5 Greetings and Introductions4 Missing Someone and Showing Affection4 Natural Reactions and Replies4 Romance4 Asking for Help Politely3 Disagreeing Politely3 Food and Dining3 Talking About How You Feel3 Shopping and Paying2 Walking Directions2 Apologizing1 Appointments and Rescheduling1 Asking Someone Out1 Cooking Together1 Saying No Politely1 Talking About Family1 Wants and Needs1 Work and Shifts1

Difficulty4 branches

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

Beginner270 Easy204 Moderate23 Challenging4

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Can you speak slowly?¿Puedes hablar despacio?
“¿Puedes hablar despacio?” means “Can you speak slowly?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Nice to meet you.Mucho gusto.
“Mucho gusto.” means “Nice to meet you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Greet / close.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can you hear me?¿Me escuchas?
“¿Me escuchas?” means “Can you hear me?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural for calls; ¿Me oyes? is also valid.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can you do me a favor?¿Me puedes hacer un favor?
“¿Me puedes hacer un favor?” means “Can you do me a favor?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural conversational order.
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When are you free?¿Cuándo estás libre?
“¿Cuándo estás libre?” means “When are you free?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.
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Can you repeat that?¿Puedes repetir eso?
“¿Puedes repetir eso?” means “Can you repeat that?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.
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What is your name?¿Cómo te llamas?
“¿Cómo te llamas?” means “What is your name?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I speak a little Spanish.Hablo un poco de español.
“Hablo un poco de español.” means “I speak a little Spanish.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can I sit here?¿Me puedo sentar aquí?
“¿Me puedo sentar aquí?” means “Can I sit here?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversational word order.
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How do you say this in Spanish?¿Cómo se dice esto en español?
“¿Cómo se dice esto en español?” means “How do you say this in Spanish?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
What does that mean?¿Qué significa eso?
“¿Qué significa eso?” means “What does that mean?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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When will it be ready?¿Cuándo va a estar listo? / ¿Cuándo va a estar lista?
“¿Cuándo va a estar listo? / ¿Cuándo va a estar lista?” means “When will it be ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when something will be ready. Use listo for a masculine referent and lista for a feminine one.
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Be careful!¡Ten cuidado!
“¡Ten cuidado!” means “Be careful!” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. ¡Cuidado! is the shorter warning: watch out!
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I’m almost there.Ya casi llego.
“Ya casi llego.” means “I’m almost there.” in Mexican Spanish. Used when you are close to arriving. Llego is present tense, used here for imminent arrival.
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Don’t worry.No te preocupes.
“No te preocupes.” means “Don’t worry.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassurance to one person you address informally.
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What do you think?¿Qué opinas?
“¿Qué opinas?” means “What do you think?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks for an opinion. ¿Qué piensas? is also valid, especially when asking what someone is thinking.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
What are you looking for?¿Qué estás buscando?
“¿Qué estás buscando?” means “What are you looking for?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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No, I live with my family.No, vivo con mi familia.
“No, vivo con mi familia.” means “No, I live with my family.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
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I’m going to rest.Voy a descansar.
“Voy a descansar.” means “I’m going to rest.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
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What’s up?¿Qué onda?
“¿Qué onda?” means “What’s up?” in Mexican Spanish. A casual Mexican greeting. ¿Qué tal? is another common, broadly used option.
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That’s a good point.Es un buen punto.
“Es un buen punto.” means “That’s a good point.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. React / give an opinion.
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Why not?¿Por qué no?
“¿Por qué no?” means “Why not?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.
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Which do you prefer?¿Cuál prefieres?
“¿Cuál prefieres?” means “Which do you prefer?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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Did you understand it?¿Lo entendiste?
“¿Lo entendiste?” means “Did you understand it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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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.

Neutral111 Familiar (tú)93

Conversation role11 branches

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

Ask a question85 Answer or explain33 Share information30 Make a request22 Give instructions12 Greet or say goodbye7 Reassure or encourage7 Express feelings or opinions5 Manage the conversation5 Invite or give permission1 Thank or show appreciation1

Situations1 branches

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

Not recorded204

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral174 both20 feminine5 masculine5

Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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

Not recorded174 noun11 object10 speaker9

Learning collections1 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded204

Vocabulary families225 branches

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

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Reusability4 branches

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

4143 535 318 28

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

1100 340 238 416 510

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1163 234 37

Confusion risk4 branches

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

196 288 414 36

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–3149 4–654 7–101

Usefulness score3 branches

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

4145 343 516

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–30145 31–4059

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–3118 086

Review dates8 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1095 2026-10-1434 2026-10-1230 2026-10-1926 2026-10-1611 2026-10-155 2026-10-132 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)204

Source batches17 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded89 Informal me commands screenshot18 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 115 Everyday conversation screenshot14 Curated multi-source screenshot13 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 211 Past-tense questions screenshot10 Everyday questions screenshot7 Short everyday phrases screenshot7 25 conversational statements screenshot5 28 everyday questions screenshot5 22 everyday expressions screenshot4 I know screenshot2 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1 50 everyday phrases screenshot1 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot1 User-selected messaging phrases1

Review methods5 branches

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

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap154 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.27 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline13 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.9 Editorial review of requested command phrases1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2204

Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added113 Not recorded89 Updated translation2

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded204

Length difficulty factor7 branches