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EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Yes · 2 · Make a request · Easy · Less common

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Situation specificity: Yes × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Conversation role: Make a request × Difficulty: Easy × Vocabulary familiarity: Less common ×

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Topics23 branches

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Requests43Home Together22Health and Getting Help12Getting Around Mexico7Keeping a Conversation Going7Health and Safety6Household Chores6Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Boundaries and Disagreements4Shopping and Paying4Food and Dining3Making Plans3Visiting a Pharmacy3Encouragement and Celebration2Food and Eating Together2Travel and Directions2At a Gas Station in Mexico1Calling Emergency Services1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Everyday Affection1Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1

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  1. Give it back.Devuélvelo.

    “Devuélvelo.” means “Give it back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. 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 →
  3. Call the police!¡Llama a la policía!

    “¡Llama a la policía!” means “Call the police!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to call the police.

    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. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Get back!¡Retrocede!

    “¡Retrocede!” means “Get back!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move backward immediately.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Call it off.Cancélalo.

    “Cancélalo.” means “Call it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Set it up.Prepáralo.

    “Prepáralo.” means “Set it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Figure it out.Resuélvelo.

    “Resuélvelo.” means “Figure it out.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to solve an understood problem.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Let it go.Déjalo ir.

    “Déjalo ir.” means “Let it go.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Can we see the itemization?¿Podemos ver el desglose?

    “¿Podemos ver el desglose?” means “Can we see the itemization?” in Mexican Spanish.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Hang up the phone.Cuelga el teléfono.

    “Cuelga el teléfono.” means “Hang up the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to end a phone call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Fold the clothes.Dobla la ropa.

    “Dobla la ropa.” means “Fold the clothes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Lock the door.Cierra la puerta con llave.

    “Cierra la puerta con llave.” means “Lock the door.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Vacuum the floor.Aspira el piso.

    “Aspira el piso.” means “Vacuum the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to vacuum the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Sweep the floor.Barre el piso.

    “Barre el piso.” means “Sweep the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to sweep the floor.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Mop the floor.Trapea el piso.

    “Trapea el piso.” means “Mop the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Request mopping a floor as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Look after me.Cuida de mí.

    “Cuida de mí.” means “Look after me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to care for or watch over you.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Can you clean the windshield?¿Puede limpiar el parabrisas?

    “¿Puede limpiar el parabrisas?” means “Can you clean the windshield?” in Mexican Spanish.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Can you add chamoy?¿Le puede poner chamoy?

    “¿Le puede poner chamoy?” means “Can you add chamoy?” in Mexican Spanish.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Can you repeat the dose?¿Puede repetir la dosis?

    “¿Puede repetir la dosis?” means “Can you repeat the dose?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the pharmacist to repeat the dose they just explained.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Look up the word.Busca la palabra.

    “Busca la palabra.” means “Look up the word.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register3 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)45Formal (usted)8Neutral1
Situations53 branches

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

Visiting a Pharmacy2Advise taking an umbrella along.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to call the police.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1At a Gas Station in Mexico1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Give an ordinary household bathing instruction.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Ordering at a Mexican Fruit Stand1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral54
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded54
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion31Core23
Vocabulary families89 branches

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

poder4piso3dame2dejalo2favor2llama2llave2palabra2ropa2abrigado1acuestese1agarrate1ambulancia1apresures1asi1aspira1ayudame1banate1barre1basura1bien1busca1cambia1cancelalo1cepillate1cerrarlo1chamoy1cierra1closet1cree1cruza1cubrelo1cuelga1cuida1cumple1date1desglose1devuelvelo1dia1dientes1dios1diselo1distancia1dobla1dosis1encargate1envuelvelo1fuerza1hondo1ir1limpiar1lleva1manten1mantenlo1mantente1medicamento1musica1ordena1orillese1parabrisas1paraguas1pared1pinta1plancha1plantas1policia1poner1ponme1preparalo1promesa1puente1puerta1receta1repetir1respire1resuelvelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1sencillo1subele1sujetalo1surtir1telefono1tome1trapea1ver1vuelta1
Reusability3 branches

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

43251834
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

428326
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

22532514
Confusion risk2 branches

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

344210
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3444–610
Usefulness score3 branches

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

43231557
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303731–4017
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–34905
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23492026-11-115
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)54
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2349Not recorded5
Review methods2 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.49Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.5
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added49Not recorded5
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded54
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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6280109836122
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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328617542302
Grammar difficulty factor9 branches

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132217101672049421223225281
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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044478261
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

037-213-44
Unique Vocabulary Families63 branches

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None recorded5abrigado1acuestese1agarrate1ambulancia1apresures1aspira1banate1barre1basura1busca1cambia1cancelalo1cepillate1chamoy1closet1cree1cruza1cubrelo1cuelga1cuida1cumple1date1desglose1devuelvelo1dientes1diselo1dobla1dosis1encargate1envuelvelo1fuerza1hondo1limpiar1lleva1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1ordena1orillese1parabrisas1paraguas1pared1pinta1plancha1plantas1policia1ponme1preparalo1promesa1puente1respire1resuelvelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1sencillo1subele1sujetalo1surtir1tome1trapea1
New Families Vs Baseline70 branches

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piso3dejalo2llama2llave2palabra2ropa2abrigado1acuestese1agarrate1ambulancia1apresures1asi1aspira1banate1barre1basura1busca1cambia1cancelalo1cepillate1chamoy1closet1cree1cruza1cubrelo1cuelga1cuida1cumple1date1desglose1devuelvelo1dientes1dios1diselo1dobla1dosis1encargate1envuelvelo1fuerza1hondo1limpiar1lleva1manten1mantenlo1medicamento1ordena1orillese1parabrisas1paraguas1pared1pinta1plancha1plantas1policia1ponme1preparalo1promesa1puente1respire1resuelvelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1sencillo1subele1sujetalo1surtir1tome1trapea1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–354
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No49Not recorded5