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Yes · 2 · Make a request · Easy · 17

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Situation specificity: Yes × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Conversation role: Make a request × Difficulty: Easy × Grammar difficulty factor: 17 ×

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Requests12Everyday Actions5Home Together5Health and Getting Help4Keeping a Conversation Going3Clearing Up Misunderstandings2Getting Around Mexico2Health and Safety2Boundaries and Disagreements1Calling Emergency Services1Cooking Together1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Affection1Food and Dining1Food and Eating Together1Making Plans1Shopping and Paying1Visiting a Pharmacy1

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  1. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Call an ambulance.Llama a una ambulancia.

    “Llama a una ambulancia.” means “Call an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Call MeLlámame.

    “Llámame.” means “Call Me” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Listen to me.Escúchame.

    “Escúchame.” means “Listen to me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Ask someone to listen.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Ask him.Pregúntale.

    “Pregúntale.” means “Ask him.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Taste it.Pruébalo.

    “Pruébalo.” means “Taste it.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Turn up the music.Súbele a la música.

    “Súbele a la música.” means “Turn up the music.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to increase the music volume.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Find me.Encuéntrame.

    “Encuéntrame.” means “Find me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Look for me.Búscame.

    “Búscame.” means “Look for me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Pay me.Págame.

    “Págame.” means “Pay me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Hold onto me.Sujétame.

    “Sujétame.” means “Hold onto me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Actions. Request / express a need.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Cover it.Cúbrelo.

    “Cúbrelo.” means “Cover it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to cover an understood item/container.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Leave it like that.Déjalo así.

    “Déjalo así.” means “Leave it like that.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Take a deep breath.Respire hondo.

    “Respire hondo.” means “Take a deep breath.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. God, give me strength.Dios, dame fuerza.

    “Dios, dame fuerza.” means “God, give me strength.” in Mexican Spanish. Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Stay warm.Mantente abrigado.

    “Mantente abrigado.” means “Stay warm.” in Mexican Spanish. Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Believe in me.Cree en mí.

    “Cree en mí.” means “Believe in me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.

    EasyNormalEnglish 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)18Formal (usted)2
Situations15 branches

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

Not recorded6Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral20
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded20
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion9Not recorded6Core5
Vocabulary families29 branches

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

abrigado1ambulancia1asi1buscame1cree1cubrelo1dame1dejalo1dios1encuentrame1escuchame1favor1fuerza1hondo1llama1llamame1mantente1medicamento1muevas1musica1pagame1preguntale1pruebalo1respire1subele1sujetalo1sujetame1tome1ve1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Less common10Not recorded6Everyday4
Reusability3 branches

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

4145432
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

3114514
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

392813
Confusion risk3 branches

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

3111524
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3174–63
Usefulness score3 branches

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

3104555
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–301131–409
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–31802
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23142026-10-1442026-10-102
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)20
Source batches3 branches

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photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2314Informal me commands screenshot4Not recorded2
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.14Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap5Editorial review of requested command phrases1
Source review decisions2 branches

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Added18Not recorded2
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded20
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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010643392121
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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31452620121
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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0154461
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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017-23
Unique Vocabulary Families21 branches

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None recorded2abrigado1ambulancia1buscame1cree1cubrelo1encuentrame1escuchame1fuerza1hondo1llamame1medicamento1muevas1pagame1preguntale1pruebalo1respire1subele1sujetalo1sujetame1tome1
New Families Vs Baseline24 branches

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Not recorded2abrigado1ambulancia1asi1buscame1cree1cubrelo1dejalo1dios1encuentrame1fuerza1hondo1llama1medicamento1muevas1None recorded1pagame1preguntale1pruebalo1respire1subele1sujetalo1sujetame1tome1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline3 branches

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1–317Not recorded201
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No20