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Requests · Easy · 13 · 3

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Topics: Requests × Difficulty: Easy × Grammar difficulty factor: 13 × Confusion risk: 3 ×

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Home Together32Requests32Keeping a Conversation Going24Boundaries and Disagreements15Everyday Statements15Conversation13Everyday Affection10Feelings and Check-ins10Household Chores10Making Plans10Reactions10Getting Around Mexico9Health and Getting Help8Feelings7Relationships and Family6Clearing Up Misunderstandings5Romance5Encouragement and Celebration4Travel and Directions4Food and Eating Together3Shopping and Paying3Everyday Actions2Health and Safety2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Food and Dining1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Making Plans with Friends1Saying No Politely1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Talking About How You Feel1

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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. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

    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. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. Get back!¡Retrocede!

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Please stop.Por favor, para.

    “Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.

    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. Do the laundry.Lava la ropa.

    “Lava la ropa.” means “Do the laundry.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to do the laundry.

    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. Lock the door.Cierra la puerta con llave.

    “Cierra la puerta con llave.” means “Lock the door.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. Wash the dishes.Lava los platos.

    “Lava los platos.” means “Wash the dishes.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. 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 →
  22. 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 →
  23. Take out the trash.Saca la basura.

    “Saca la basura.” means “Take out the trash.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to take out household trash.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Water the plants.Riega las plantas.

    “Riega las plantas.” means “Water the plants.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to water the plants.

    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)32
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 instructions32Make a request32
Situations32 branches

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

Advise taking an umbrella along.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.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 do the laundry.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to iron clothing.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 wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral32
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded32
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core24Expansion8
Vocabulary families49 branches

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piso3ropa3lava2telefono2apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cama1cambia1casa1cierra1closet1contesta1cuelga1cuida1cumple1dame1devuelvelo1distancia1dobla1enciendelo1favor1guardalo1haz1llave1lleva1llevalo1manten1mesa1ordena1palabra1paraguas1plancha1plantas1platos1pon1promesa1puerta1recogelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1traelo1trapea1ve1volumen1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Less common18Everyday14
Reusability2 branches

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

418514
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

42438
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

219313
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3314–61
Usefulness score3 branches

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

4235633
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–302931–403
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–32606
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2332
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)32
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2332
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.32
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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232
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added32
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded32
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

6230632121
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

3176703225241
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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0294281
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

023-28-41
Unique Vocabulary Families34 branches

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None recorded6apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cambia1closet1contesta1cuelga1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1dobla1enciendelo1guardalo1haz1lleva1llevalo1manten1ordena1paraguas1plancha1plantas1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1traelo1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline41 branches

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piso3ropa3lava2None recorded2apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1cama1cambia1closet1contesta1cuelga1cuida1cumple1devuelvelo1dobla1enciendelo1guardalo1haz1llave1lleva1llevalo1manten1ordena1palabra1paraguas1plancha1plantas1platos1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1traelo1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–33002
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No32