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Keeping a Conversation Going86Conversation58Requests50Making Plans48Everyday Statements40Clearing Up Misunderstandings38Home Together33Health and Getting Help29Getting Around Mexico28Feelings and Check-ins26Reactions24Feelings19Travel and Directions17Shopping and Paying16Food and Eating Together14Health and Safety12Boundaries and Disagreements11Encouragement and Celebration11Food and Dining9Everyday Affection7Time and Frequency7Airports and Luggage6Wants, Needs, and Obligations6Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp5Everyday Conversation5Wants and Needs5Work and Shifts5Asking for Help Politely4Home Repairs and Utilities4Romance4Appointments and Rescheduling3Missing Someone and Showing Affection3Taking a Taxi in Mexico3Visiting a Pharmacy3Apologizing2ATMs, Cash, and Making Change2Calling Emergency Services2Describing Symptoms at a Clinic2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers2Relationships and Family2Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2Saying No Politely2Talking About How You Feel2At a Gas Station in Mexico1Cooking Together1Encouraging Someone1Everyday Actions1Food Allergies and Ingredients1Greetings and Introductions1Household Chores1Parking and Paying at a Meter1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Talking About Family1Talking About How Often1Walking Directions1

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  1. Can you help me?¿Puedes ayudarme?

    “¿Puedes ayudarme?” means “Can you help me?” in Mexican Spanish. A request for help. ¿Me puedes ayudar? is another natural word order; formal: ¿Me puede ayudar?

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

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

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

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. 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 →
  5. Can you repeat that?¿Puedes repetir eso?

    “¿Puedes repetir eso?” means “Can you repeat that?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I want to cancel my appointment.Quiero cancelar mi cita.

    “Quiero cancelar mi cita.” means “I want to cancel my appointment.” in Mexican Spanish. Use cancelar when you want to give up the appointment.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. I’d like an appointment.Quisiera una cita.

    “Quisiera una cita.” means “I’d like an appointment.” in Mexican Spanish. A polite way to request an appointment at a clinic, salon, or office.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. Can you confirm the time?¿Me confirma la hora?

    “¿Me confirma la hora?” means “Can you confirm the time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a staff member to verify the time of your appointment.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. Get ready.Prepárate.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. Move aside.Hazte a un lado.

    “Hazte a un lado.” means “Move aside.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move out of the way.

    ModerateEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. No ice, please.Sin hielo, por favor.

    “Sin hielo, por favor.” means “No ice, please.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a server for a drink without ice.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Can you open it?¿Puedes abrirlo / abrirla?

    “¿Puedes abrirlo / abrirla?” means “Can you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Can you close it?¿Puedes cerrarlo / cerrarla?

    “¿Puedes cerrarlo / cerrarla?” means “Can you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Can you show me?¿Puedes mostrarme?

    “¿Puedes mostrarme?” means “Can you show me?” in Mexican Spanish. Mostrar means to show something. ¿Me puedes enseñar? is also natural when asking for a demonstration.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Can I come in?¿Puedo entrar?

    “¿Puedo entrar?” means “Can I come in?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Can you stay?¿Puedes quedarte?

    “¿Puedes quedarte?” means “Can you stay?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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 →
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)45Neutral4Formal (usted)1
Conversation role4 branches

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

Make a request36Give instructions33Ask a question12Reassure or encourage2
Situations38 branches

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

Not recorded12Appointments and Rescheduling2Appointments1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.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 keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to move out of the way.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 return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.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 consider the understood suggestion.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 speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Asking for Help Politely1Delegate 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.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Returns and exchanges1Set 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 forms4 branches

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neutral44both4feminine1masculine1
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded44noun5object1
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core25Expansion13Not recorded12
Vocabulary families69 branches

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

poder13cita2querer2abrirlo1apagalo1apresures1ayudarme1baja1cambio1cancelalo1cancelar1cerrarlo1confirmar1cosas1cuida1cumple1date1demasiado1devolver1devuelvelo1devuelveme1dia1diselo1distancia1echar1encargate1enciendelo1entrar1escribirlo1estacionarme1exijas1favor1foto1fuerte1guardalo1habla1hazte1hielo1hora1interrumpas1lado1llamada1llevalo1mano1manten1mantenlo1mostrarme1pagar1piensalo1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1probar1promesa1quedarte1quedate1recogelo1repetir1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1tarjeta1toma1tomar1traelo1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday20Less common18Not recorded12
Coverage gap value5 branches

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

428210365412
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

327113210
Confusion risk3 branches

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

33111425
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3404–610
Usefulness score3 branches

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

42951635
Difficulty score4 branches

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

21–302911–20831–40841–505
Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23332026-10-10102026-11-1152026-10-142
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)50
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2333Not recorded15Everyday questions screenshot2
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.33Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap12Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.4Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added35Not recorded15
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded50
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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617013310910
Vocabulary difficulty factor5 branches

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33545556421
Grammar difficulty factor13 branches

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

1313101216725523417212120126131618191
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0424781
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

031-219
Unique Vocabulary Families54 branches

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abrirlo1apagalo1apresures1ayudarme1baja1cambio1cancelalo1cancelar1cerrarlo1cita1confirmar1cosas1cuida1cumple1date1devolver1devuelvelo1devuelveme1diselo1echar1encargate1enciendelo1entrar1escribirlo1estacionarme1exijas1foto1guardalo1habla1hazte1hielo1interrumpas1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1mostrarme1pagar1piensalo1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1probar1promesa1quedarte1recogelo1repetir1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1tarjeta1traelo1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline47 branches

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Not recorded10apagalo1apresures1baja1cambio1cancelalo1cancelar1cita1confirmar1cosas1cuida1cumple1date1devolver1devuelvelo1devuelveme1diselo1echar1encargate1enciendelo1entrar1exijas1guardalo1habla1hazte1hielo1interrumpas1lado1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1piensalo1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1quedarte1quedate1recogelo1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1toma1traelo1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–340Not recorded10
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No45Not recorded5