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Requests · Easy · 3 · 1–3

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Keeping a Conversation Going57Conversation38Requests37Everyday Statements29Making Plans28Home Together22Boundaries and Disagreements17Clearing Up Misunderstandings17Getting Around Mexico15Everyday Affection14Reactions12Feelings and Check-ins11Shopping and Paying10Encouragement and Celebration8Food and Eating Together8Health and Getting Help8Romance8Feelings7Travel and Directions6Food and Dining5Relationships and Family4Time and Frequency4Health and Safety2Household Chores2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Airports and Luggage1Asking Someone Out1Cooking Together1Everyday Conversation1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Talking About How Often1Visiting a Pharmacy1Wants 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. 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. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. Figure it out.Resuélvelo.

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

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  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. Do it.Hazlo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. 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 →
  22. 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 →
  23. Keep your promise.Cumple tu promesa.

    “Cumple tu promesa.” means “Keep your promise.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Keep it simple.Mantenlo sencillo.

    “Mantenlo sencillo.” means “Keep it simple.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.

    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)37
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 instructions37Make a request31Reassure or encourage3
Situations37 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 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.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.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral37
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded37
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core19Expansion18
Vocabulary families51 branches

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

agarrate1apagalo1apresures1baja1bien1cancelalo1cosas1cree1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1dame1date1deja1dia1dios1diselo1distancia1ejemplo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1fuerza1guardalo1hazlo1interrumpas1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1piso1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1rapido1recogelo1registrate1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sal1sencillo1sigue1sujetalo1tema1toma1trapea1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Less common20Everyday17
Reusability3 branches

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

52441033
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

420317
Confusion risk2 branches

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

33324
Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–337
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4245736
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–302431–4013
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2337
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)37
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2337
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.37
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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237
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added37
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded37
Length difficulty factor3 branches

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

01761634
Vocabulary difficulty factor3 branches

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

3316452
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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

1312179166254203232211
Idiom difficulty factor4 branches

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

030446281
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

032-25
Unique Vocabulary Families41 branches

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agarrate1apagalo1apresures1baja1cancelalo1cosas1cree1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1diselo1ejemplo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1fuerza1guardalo1hazlo1interrumpas1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1rapido1recogelo1registrate1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1sujetalo1tema1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline44 branches

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agarrate1apagalo1apresures1baja1cancelalo1cosas1cree1cubrelo1cuida1cumple1date1deja1dios1diselo1ejemplo1encargate1enciendelo1envuelvelo1fuerza1guardalo1hazlo1interrumpas1llevalo1manten1mantenlo1piso1ponme1preguntale1preparalo1preparate1promesa1pruebalo1rapido1recogelo1registrate1repitas1resuelvelo1retrocede1sencillo1sujetalo1tema1toma1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–337
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No37