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Topics: Requests × Difficulty: Easy × Reusability: 5 × Coverage gap value: 4 ×

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Keeping a Conversation Going56Conversation49Requests26Making Plans25Everyday Statements22Clearing Up Misunderstandings20Home Together15Boundaries and Disagreements14Getting Around Mexico12Health and Getting Help12Shopping and Paying9Reactions8Food and Eating Together7Feelings6Feelings and Check-ins6Food and Dining6Time and Frequency5Encouragement and Celebration4Everyday Affection4Health and Safety4Travel and Directions3Apologizing2Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Making Plans with Friends2Missing Someone and Showing Affection2Saying No Politely2Airports and Luggage1Appointments and Rescheduling1Asking for Help Politely1ATMs, Cash, and Making Change1Calling Emergency Services1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Everyday Conversation1Greetings and Introductions1Home Repairs and Utilities1Household Chores1Mexico City Metro and Bus Transfers1Natural Reactions and Replies1Relationships and Family1Romance1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Splitting the Bill and Tipping1Taking a Taxi in Mexico1Talking About How Often1Talking 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. 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 →
  5. 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 →
  6. Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.

    “Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. Get ready.Prepárate.

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

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  8. 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 →
  9. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. 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 →
  11. Get back!¡Retrocede!

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. Ask him.Pregúntale.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. 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 →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. 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 →
  21. Could you give me a hand?¿Me echas la mano?

    “¿Me echas la mano?” means “Could you give me a hand?” in Mexican Spanish. Echar la mano is a conversational Mexican expression for helping someone. Use ¿Me echa la mano? with someone you address as usted.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. Take care of it.Encárgate de eso.

    “Encárgate de eso.” means “Take care of it.” in Mexican Spanish. Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. Fill me in.Ponme al día.

    “Ponme al día.” means “Fill me in.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. Don’t be afraid.No tengas miedo.

    “No tengas miedo.” means “Don’t be afraid.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.

    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)26
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 instructions25Make a request25Reassure or encourage1
Situations26 branches

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

Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.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 keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.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 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 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.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral26
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded26
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core22Expansion4
Vocabulary families35 branches

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

favor2apagalo1apresures1baja1cancelalo1cuida1cumple1date1devuelvelo1dia1diselo1distancia1echar1encargate1enciendelo1fuerte1guardalo1habla1interrumpas1mano1manten1mantenlo1miedo1ponme1preguntale1preparate1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1sencillo1tengas1traelo1ve1volumen1vuelta1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday14Less common12
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

32224
Confusion risk2 branches

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

32422
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3244–62
Usefulness score2 branches

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

41858
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–301831–408
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–32303
Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23252026-11-111
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)26
Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2325Not recorded1
Review methods2 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.25Editorial 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.

226
Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added25Not recorded1
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded26
Length difficulty factor5 branches

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

6120103212191
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

3186302214151
Grammar difficulty factor7 branches

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

131316425417220123181
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0224381
Reuse difficulty factor2 branches

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

023-23
Unique Vocabulary Families27 branches

Explore the recorded editorial values for this metric. Missing values are explicitly marked.

None recorded3apagalo1apresures1baja1cancelalo1cuida1cumple1date1devuelvelo1diselo1echar1encargate1enciendelo1guardalo1habla1interrumpas1manten1mantenlo1ponme1preguntale1preparate1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1sencillo1traelo1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline27 branches

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None recorded3apagalo1apresures1baja1cancelalo1cuida1cumple1date1devuelvelo1diselo1echar1encargate1enciendelo1guardalo1habla1interrumpas1manten1mantenlo1ponme1preguntale1preparate1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1sencillo1traelo1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–32303
Pronunciation Included2 branches

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No25Not recorded1