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Boundaries and Disagreements

Declining, setting limits, asking someone to stop, taking responsibility and expressing disagreement.

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No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
No, thank you.No, gracias.
“No, gracias.” means “No, thank you.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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You’re right.Tienes razón.
“Tienes razón.” means “You’re right.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Tener razón means to be right.
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Is that okay?¿Está bien?
“¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.
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Not anymore.Ya no.
“Ya no.” means “Not anymore.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.
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Don’t touch.No toques.
“No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t do it.No puedo hacerlo.
“No puedo hacerlo.” means “I can’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to do the understood task.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.
“No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m not leaving yet.Todavía no me voy.
“Todavía no me voy.” means “I’m not leaving yet.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
That doesn’t work for me.Eso no me viene bien.
“Eso no me viene bien.” means “That doesn’t work for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Please be quiet.Guarda silencio, por favor.
“Guarda silencio, por favor.” means “Please be quiet.” in Mexican Spanish. Make a respectful request for quiet.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t go.No te vayas.
“No te vayas.” means “Don’t go.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to leave.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t hurt me.No me hagas daño.
“No me hagas daño.” means “Don’t hurt me.” in Mexican Spanish. State a clear boundary or plea against being harmed.
ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
It’s too much.Es demasiado.
“Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Not here.No aquí.
“No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
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.
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I agree.Estoy de acuerdo.
“Estoy de acuerdo.” means “I agree.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React / give an opinion.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Not now.Ahora no.
“Ahora no.” means “Not now.” in Mexican Spanish. Can sound abrupt. Ahora no, gracias softens a refusal; ahora no, por favor asks someone to stop or wait.
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It doesn’t matter.No importa.
“No importa.” means “It doesn’t matter.” in Mexican Spanish. Can also mean never mind when dismissing a concern; Olvídalo means forget it / never mind.
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It’s impossible.Es imposible.
“Es imposible.” means “It’s impossible.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural everyday Spanish used in Mexico.
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It’s not fair.No es justo.
“No es justo.” means “It’s not fair.” in Mexican Spanish. Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.
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That’s fair.Eso es justo.
“Eso es justo.” means “That’s fair.” in Mexican Spanish. Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.
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It’s not enough.No es suficiente.
“No es suficiente.” means “It’s not enough.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.
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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.

Neutral53 Familiar (tú)36

Conversation role6 branches

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

Answer or explain55 Express feelings or opinions37 Share information34 Give instructions21 Make a request19 Ask a question7

Situations66 branches

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

Not recorded24 Acknowledge responsibility for an error. Culpa is feminine regardless of who is at fault.1 Answer that a previously true condition or activity no longer applies.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1 Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1 Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1 Ask listener not to waste time on an understood task.1 Ask someone not to argue verbally.1 Ask someone not to leave.1 Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1 Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1 Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1 Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1 Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1 Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1 Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1 Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1 Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1 Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1 Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1 Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1 Assess that an understood action or expense is not worth the effort.1 Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1 Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.1 Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1 Decline going to an understood place or event.1 Deny doing an understood action.1 Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Emphasize that a statement is serious.1 Explain a future decision not to drive.1 Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1 Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1 Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1 Explain inability to do the understood task.1 Explain that the speaker is staying for now, with later departure still possible.1 Explain that there is no alternative to an understood action.1 Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1 Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1 Firm request for honesty.1 Firmly refuse something.1 Firmly tell someone to leave.1 Give a direct negative answer.1 Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1 Make a respectful request for quiet.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1 Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1 Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1 Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1 State a clear boundary or plea against being harmed.1 State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1 State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1 State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1 State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1 State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1 Suggest focusing a conversation on its main point.1

Gender forms3 branches

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neutral83 both3 feminine3

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded83 noun3 listener1 object1 speaker1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core36 Expansion29 Not recorded24

Vocabulary families102 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday44 Not recorded24 Less common21

Reusability4 branches

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

432 532 323 22

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

351 424 111 22 51

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

347 125 217

Confusion risk4 branches

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

347 229 17 46

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–366 4–623

Usefulness score3 branches

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

459 316 514

Difficulty score6 branches

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

21–3031 11–2030 31–4019 41–505 5–103 51–601

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

048 1–341

Review dates9 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2365 2026-10-107 2026-10-166 2026-10-124 2026-10-142 2026-10-192 2026-10-131 2026-10-171 2026-10-181

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)89

Source batches12 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2365 Not recorded10 Everyday conversation screenshot3 25 conversational statements screenshot2 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 22 2026-10-18 everyday phrases screenshot1 22 everyday expressions screenshot1 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1 50 everyday phrases screenshot1 I know screenshot1 Informal me commands screenshot1 Short everyday phrases screenshot1

Review methods4 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.65 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap18 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.3 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.3

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

289

Source review decisions3 branches

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

Added78 Not recorded10 Updated translation1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded89

Idiom difficulty factor6 branches