EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

Requests · Easy · 5 · 1–3

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Topics: Requests × Difficulty: Easy × Reusability: 5 × Vocabulary contribution: 1–3 ×

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Topics51 branches

Find phrases for everyday situations and conversations. A phrase can belong to several topics.

Keeping a Conversation Going56 Conversation50 Requests37 Making Plans32 Clearing Up Misunderstandings27 Everyday Statements25 Home Together21 Feelings and Check-ins18 Getting Around Mexico18 Feelings16 Health and Getting Help15 Shopping and Paying12 Travel and Directions11 Boundaries and Disagreements9 Food and Eating Together9 Reactions9 Airports and Luggage6 Everyday Affection6 Food and Dining6 Encouragement and Celebration5 Health and Safety5 Home Repairs and Utilities4 Time and Frequency4 Work and Shifts4 Appointments and Rescheduling3 Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp3 Romance3 Apologizing2 Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers2 Missing Someone and Showing Affection2 Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds2 Saying No Politely2 Taking a Taxi in Mexico2 Talking About How You Feel2 Wants, Needs, and Obligations2 Asking for Help Politely1 At a Gas Station in Mexico1 ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1 Calling Emergency Services1 Cooking Together1 Encouraging Someone1 Everyday Conversation1 Greetings and Introductions1 Hotel Check-In and Checkout1 Household Chores1 Parking and Paying at a Meter1 Relationships and Family1 Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1 Splitting the Bill and Tipping1 Talking About How Often1 Visiting a Pharmacy1

Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Easy37 Beginner8 Moderate5

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Turn it on.Enciéndelo.
“Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.
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Turn it off.Apágalo.
“Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Get ready.Prepárate.
“Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.
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Tell him.Díselo.
“Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.
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Pick it up.Recógelo.
“Recógelo.” means “Pick it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to pick up an understood object.
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Put it away.Guárdalo.
“Guárdalo.” means “Put it away.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.
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Get back!¡Retrocede!
“¡Retrocede!” means “Get back!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to move backward immediately.
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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.
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Call it off.Cancélalo.
“Cancélalo.” means “Call it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.
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Set it up.Prepáralo.
“Prepáralo.” means “Set it up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.
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Figure it out.Resuélvelo.
“Resuélvelo.” means “Figure it out.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to solve an understood problem.
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Ask him.Pregúntale.
“Pregúntale.” means “Ask him.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.
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Can I return it?¿Lo puedo devolver?
“¿Lo puedo devolver?” means “Can I return it?” in Mexican Spanish. Use lo for an item referred to with a masculine noun, such as el pantalón. Use la for a feminine noun, such as la camisa.
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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.
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Can I pay by card?¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
“¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?” means “Can I pay by card?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.
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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.
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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)33 Neutral3 Formal (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 request31 Give instructions28 Ask a question4 Reassure or encourage2

Situations33 branches

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

Not recorded4 Appointments and Rescheduling2 Appointments1 Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1 Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1 Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.1 Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1 Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.1 Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1 Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1 Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1 Ask someone to move backward immediately.1 Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1 Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1 Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1 Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1 Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1 Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1 Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1 Ask someone to turn on an understood device.1 Ask the listener to consider the understood suggestion.1 Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1 Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1 Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1 Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1 Ask the listener to turn their body around.1 Asking for Help Politely1 Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1 Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1 Request a decrease in device or music volume.1 Returns and exchanges1 Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1 Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1

Gender forms3 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral35 feminine1 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded35 noun1 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core24 Expansion9 Not recorded4

Vocabulary families51 branches

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

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday19 Less common14 Not recorded4

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

423 36 24 54

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

324 27 16

Confusion risk3 branches

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

326 17 24

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–332 4–65

Usefulness score3 branches

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

422 512 33

Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3029 31–408

Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2328 2026-11-115 2026-10-104

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)37

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2328 Not recorded9

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.28 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap4 Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.4 Editorial estimate for Mexican Spanish using phrase length, vocabulary, structure and context.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

237

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added28 Not recorded9

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded37

Length difficulty factor4 branches