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Requests · 2 · 13 · 1–3

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Topics: Requests × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 × Grammar difficulty factor: 13 × Vocabulary contribution: 1–3 ×

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Requests36Home Together31Keeping a Conversation Going20Feelings and Check-ins19Feelings17Everyday Affection11Conversation10Boundaries and Disagreements9Making Plans9Reactions9Getting Around Mexico8Household Chores8Health and Getting Help7Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Encouragement and Celebration5Everyday Statements5Relationships and Family5Romance5Food and Eating Together3Health and Safety3Travel and Directions3Cooking Together2Everyday Actions2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Shopping and Paying2Talking About How You Feel2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Everyday Conversation1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About Family1Wants 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. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Speak louder.Habla más fuerte.

    “Habla más fuerte.” means “Speak louder.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. 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 →
  10. Get back!¡Retrocede!

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Don’t shout.No grites.

    “No grites.” means “Don’t shout.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. Keep it secret.Guarda el secreto.

    “Guarda el secreto.” means “Keep it secret.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to keep already shared information private.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. Fill up the bottle.Llena la botella.

    “Llena la botella.” means “Fill up the bottle.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.

    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. Take an umbrella.Lleva un paraguas.

    “Lleva un paraguas.” means “Take an umbrella.” in Mexican Spanish. Advise taking an umbrella along.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Go up the stairs.Sube las escaleras.

    “Sube las escaleras.” means “Go up the stairs.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone upstairs.

    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)36
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 instructions36Make a request36
Situations36 branches

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

Advise taking an umbrella along.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.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 fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.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 maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Direct someone upstairs.1Firm request for honesty.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral36
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded36
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core22Expansion14
Vocabulary families55 branches

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piso3ropa2telefono2apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1botella1busca1cama1cambia1closet1contesta1cuelga1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1discutas1distancia1dobla1ejemplo1enciendelo1escaleras1fuerte1grites1guarda1guardalo1habla1haz1llena1lleva1llevalo1manten1mesa1mientas1ordena1palabra1paraguas1plancha1plantas1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sigue1sube1toques1traelo1trapea1volumen1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday19Less common17
Reusability2 branches

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

423513
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

422314
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

224312
Confusion risk2 branches

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

326210
Spanish word count1 branches

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1–336
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4245735
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–303431–402
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2336
Editorial quality1 branches

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)36
Source batches1 branches

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photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2336
Review methods1 branches

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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.36
Source review decisions1 branches

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Added36
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded36
Length difficulty factor3 branches

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6240636
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

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3236855
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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03442
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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031-25
Unique Vocabulary Families44 branches

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apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1botella1busca1cambia1closet1contesta1cuelga1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1discutas1dobla1ejemplo1enciendelo1escaleras1grites1guardalo1habla1haz1lleva1llevalo1manten1mientas1ordena1paraguas1plancha1plantas1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sube1toques1traelo1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline49 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–336
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No36