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Actions and Encouragement

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Easy16 Beginner3 Challenging1 Moderate1

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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!
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t worry.No te preocupes.
“No te preocupes.” means “Don’t worry.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassurance to one person you address informally.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Good job!¡Buen trabajo!
“¡Buen trabajo!” means “Good job!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise someone’s work.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Well done!¡Bien hecho!
“¡Bien hecho!” means “Well done!” in Mexican Spanish. Praise a completed action.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let’s go.Vamos.
“Vamos.” means “Let’s go.” in Mexican Spanish. Suggests going or starting. Vámonos especially suggests leaving the current place.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Slow down!¡Más despacio!
“¡Más despacio!” means “Slow down!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hurry up!¡Apúrate!
“¡Apúrate!” means “Hurry up!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Good luck!¡Buena suerte!
“¡Buena suerte!” means “Good luck!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hold on.Espera un momento.
“Espera un momento.” means “Hold on.” in Mexican Spanish. Also means wait a moment; informal, addressing one person.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Take it easy.Tómatelo con calma.
“Tómatelo con calma.” means “Take it easy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Take your time.Tómate tu tiempo.
“Tómate tu tiempo.” means “Take your time.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Reassure.
ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t be late.No llegues tarde.
“No llegues tarde.” means “Don’t be late.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal singular tú command. For usted, say No llegue tarde.
ChallengingHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let’s wait.Esperemos.
“Esperemos.” means “Let’s wait.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Keep going.Sigue adelante.
“Sigue adelante.” means “Keep going.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Calm down.Cálmate.
“Cálmate.” means “Calm down.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Have fun!¡Diviértete!
“¡Diviértete!” means “Have fun!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Try again.Inténtalo de nuevo.
“Inténtalo de nuevo.” means “Try again.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Come on!¡Vamos!
“¡Vamos!” means “Come on!” in Mexican Spanish. Encouragement; vamos can also mean let’s go.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let’s begin.Empecemos.
“Empecemos.” means “Let’s begin.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t give up.No te rindas.
“No te rindas.” means “Don’t give up.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Reassure / encourage.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Cheer up!¡Anímate!
“¡Anímate!” means “Cheer up!” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Reassure / encourage.
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)19 Neutral2

Conversation role2 branches

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

Give instructions14 Reassure or encourage7

Situations1 branches

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Not recorded21

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral21

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded21

Learning collections1 branches

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Not recorded21

Vocabulary families29 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity1 branches

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

Not recorded21

Reusability2 branches

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

420 31

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

213 44 33 11

Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

120 21

Confusion risk4 branches

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

210 18 42 31

Spanish word count1 branches

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1–321

Usefulness score3 branches

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

410 39 52

Difficulty score5 branches

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

31–409 21–307 11–203 41–501 61–701

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–313 08

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1014 2026-10-163 2026-10-122 2026-10-182

Editorial quality1 branches

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)21

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded17 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot2 25 conversational statements screenshot1 Curated multi-source screenshot1

Review methods4 branches

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Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap17 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.2 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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221

Source review decisions3 branches

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Not recorded17 Added3 Retained existing1

Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded21

Idiom difficulty factor5 branches