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Requests · 2 · Added · Beginner

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Keeping a Conversation Going241Conversation118Making Plans109Reactions78Everyday Statements77Time and Frequency59Getting Around Mexico58Everyday Conversation45Clearing Up Misunderstandings41Encouragement and Celebration34Home Together33Feelings and Check-ins28Boundaries and Disagreements25Health and Getting Help25Requests22Shopping and Paying21Food and Eating Together18Feelings16Travel and Directions16Relationships and Family13Everyday Affection12Food and Dining11Health and Safety9Romance8Talking About How Often7Talking About How You Feel6Wants and Needs6Natural Reactions and Replies5Everyday Actions4Taking a Taxi in Mexico3Talking About Family3Actions and Encouragement2Airports and Luggage2Attending a Soccer Match in Mexico2Encouraging Someone2Greetings and Introductions2Making Plans with Friends2Walking Directions2Asking Someone Out1Buying Intercity Bus Tickets1Cooking Together1Describing Symptoms at a Clinic1Disagreeing Politely1Home Repairs and Utilities1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Receiving a Package1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Viewing an Apartment and Moving In1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants, Needs, and Obligations1Work and Shifts1

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  1. Can you come?¿Puedes venir?

    “¿Puedes venir?” means “Can you come?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Hands up.Manos arriba.

    “Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. Can we talk?¿Podemos hablar?

    “¿Podemos hablar?” means “Can we talk?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Can I call you?¿Te puedo llamar?

    “¿Te puedo llamar?” means “Can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.

    BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. Can you wait?¿Puedes esperar?

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

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Can we start?¿Podemos empezar?

    “¿Podemos empezar?” means “Can we start?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask to begin. Add ahora to specify now: ¿Podemos empezar ahora?

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Do you know how to drive?¿Sabes manejar?

    “¿Sabes manejar?” means “Do you know how to drive?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about a learned skill. ¿Puedes manejar? can instead ask whether someone can drive now or has permission.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. Can you see it?¿Lo puedes ver? / ¿La puedes ver?

    “¿Lo puedes ver? / ¿La puedes ver?” means “Can you see it?” in Mexican Spanish. Use la for a feminine referent. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  9. Can you do it?¿Lo puedes hacer? / ¿La puedes hacer?

    “¿Lo puedes hacer? / ¿La puedes hacer?” means “Can you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Put it down.Déjalo ahí.

    “Déjalo ahí.” means “Put it down.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Can I leave now?¿Ya me puedo ir?

    “¿Ya me puedo ir?” means “Can I leave now?” in Mexican Spanish. Makes departure and permission explicit.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. Is there room?¿Hay espacio?

    “¿Hay espacio?” means “Is there room?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. Can I try?¿Puedo intentarlo?

    “¿Puedo intentarlo?” means “Can I try?” in Mexican Spanish. Attempt something; trying food uses probar.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Do you know how to cook?¿Sabes cocinar?

    “¿Sabes cocinar?” means “Do you know how to cook?” in Mexican Spanish. Explicit skill.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Give me less.Dame menos.

    “Dame menos.” means “Give me less.” in Mexican Spanish. Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Do you know how to swim?¿Sabes nadar?

    “¿Sabes nadar?” means “Do you know how to swim?” in Mexican Spanish. Explicit skill.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. Can they come today?¿Pueden venir hoy?

    “¿Pueden venir hoy?” means “Can they come today?” in Mexican Spanish. Context establishes they; can also address ustedes.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Can he drive?¿Él puede manejar?

    “¿Él puede manejar?” means “Can he drive?” in Mexican Spanish. Means present ability/permission in context; knowing how is ¿Él sabe manejar?

    BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Look up.Mira arriba.

    “Mira arriba.” means “Look up.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.

    BeginnerNormalEnglish 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)20Neutral2
Conversation role3 branches

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

Ask a question17Give instructions5Make a request5
Situations6 branches

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

Not recorded17Ask a server for a drink without ice.1Ask someone to set an object down at the indicated place.1Direct the listener’s gaze upward toward an understood point.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral20both2
Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded20object2
Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded17Expansion3Core2
Vocabulary families33 branches

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

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Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded17Everyday4Less common1
Reusability2 branches

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

41656
Coverage gap value3 branches

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

3171441
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

1132633
Confusion risk3 branches

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

2153413
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3204–62
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4143454
Difficulty score1 branches

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

11–2022
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0111–311
Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-19132026-10-2352026-10-144
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)22
Source batches3 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 113photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-235Everyday questions screenshot4
Review methods3 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.13Individual 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.5Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap4
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded22
Length difficulty factor3 branches

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

3156592
Vocabulary difficulty factor4 branches

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014362141
Grammar difficulty factor3 branches

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101813232
Idiom difficulty factor1 branches

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022
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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

-212-4702-61
Unique Vocabulary Families12 branches

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None recorded11cocinar1empezar1entrar1espacio1hielo1intentarlo1llamar1nadar1puede1pueden1quedarte1
New Families Vs Baseline18 branches

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None recorded7arriba2cocinar1dejalo1empezar1entrar1espacio1hay1hielo1intentarlo1llamar1manos1menos1mira1nadar1puede1pueden1quedarte1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–31507
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No22