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Keeping a Conversation Going83Everyday Statements52Conversation45Requests40Making Plans39Home Together27Clearing Up Misunderstandings26Getting Around Mexico25Reactions24Boundaries and Disagreements22Everyday Affection19Feelings and Check-ins17Encouragement and Celebration14Shopping and Paying13Romance12Travel and Directions12Health and Getting Help10Food and Eating Together9Time and Frequency8Feelings7Relationships and Family7Food and Dining6Health and Safety3Missing Someone and Showing Affection3Airports and Luggage2Everyday Conversation2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Household Chores2Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions2Visiting a Pharmacy2Walking Directions2Asking Someone Out1ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Cooking Together1Disagreeing Politely1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Talking About How Often1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. Call me back.Devuélveme la llamada.

    “Devuélveme la llamada.” means “Call me back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to return a phone call.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Keep the change.Quédate con el cambio.

    “Quédate con el cambio.” means “Keep the change.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Pick it up.Recógelo.

    “Recógelo.” means “Pick it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to pick up an understood object.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Put it away.Guárdalo.

    “Guárdalo.” means “Put it away.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Get back!¡Retrocede!

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Take it there.Llévalo allí.

    “Llévalo allí.” means “Take it there.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. Figure it out.Resuélvelo.

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

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. 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 →
  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. Do it.Hazlo.

    “Hazlo.” means “Do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to perform the understood action.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Keep your distance.Mantén tu distancia.

    “Mantén tu distancia.” means “Keep your distance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Turn it down.Baja el volumen.

    “Baja el volumen.” means “Turn it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a decrease in device or music volume.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Turn around.Date la vuelta.

    “Date la vuelta.” means “Turn around.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to turn their body around.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Technical Specs
Formality and register1 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)40
Conversation role3 branches

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

Give instructions40Make a request34Reassure or encourage3
Situations40 branches

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

Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to perform the understood action.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.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 return a phone call.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Encourage someone not to put excessive pressure on themselves.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1Tell the payee to keep the extra money instead of returning change.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral40
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded40
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion21Core19
Vocabulary families57 branches

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

agarrate1apagalo1apresures1baja1bien1cambio1cancelalo1cosas1cree1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1dame1date1deja1demasiado1devuelveme1dia1dios1diselo1distancia1ejemplo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1exijas1fuerza1guardalo1hazlo1interrumpas1llamada1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1piso1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedate1rapido1recogelo1registrate1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sal1sencillo1sigue1sujetalo1tema1toma1trapea1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Less common23Everyday17
Reusability3 branches

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

52741033
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

423317
Confusion risk2 branches

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

33624
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3384–62
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4255936
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–302431–401341–503
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2340
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)40
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2340
Review methods1 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.40
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added40
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded40
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

0176173492
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

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

3325464
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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

1312179166255234203211
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

030476281
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

034-26
Unique Vocabulary Families44 branches

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agarrate1apagalo1apresures1baja1cambio1cancelalo1cosas1cree1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1devuelveme1diselo1ejemplo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1exijas1fuerza1guardalo1hazlo1interrumpas1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1rapido1recogelo1registrate1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1sujetalo1tema1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline48 branches

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agarrate1apagalo1apresures1baja1cambio1cancelalo1cosas1cree1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1devuelveme1dios1diselo1ejemplo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1exijas1fuerza1guardalo1hazlo1interrumpas1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1piso1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1quedate1rapido1recogelo1registrate1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1sujetalo1tema1toma1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–340
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No40