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Requests · Make a request · 13 · Familiar (tú)

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Topics: Requests × Conversation role: Make a request × Grammar difficulty factor: 13 × Formality and register: Familiar (tú) ×

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Requests45Home Together30Household Chores10Boundaries and Disagreements9Keeping a Conversation Going6Getting Around Mexico4Clearing Up Misunderstandings3Food and Eating Together3Making Plans3Health and Getting Help2Health and Safety2Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Cooking Together1Encouragement and Celebration1Everyday Affection1Shopping and Paying1Travel and Directions1

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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. Don’t touch.No toques.

    “No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.

    EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. 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 →
  10. 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 →
  11. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. 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 →
  13. Get back!¡Retrocede!

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. 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 →
  15. Don’t shout.No grites.

    “No grites.” means “Don’t shout.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. 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 →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. 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 →
  20. 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 →
  21. 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 →
  22. 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 →
  23. 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 →
  24. 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 →
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Situations45 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 not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.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 fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.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 an object down at the indicated place.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 follow the speaker’s advice.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.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Direct someone upstairs.1Firm request for honesty.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request a smaller serving or amount of an understood item.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1
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neutral45
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded45
Learning collections2 branches

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Core28Expansion17
Vocabulary families68 branches

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Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday26Less common19
Reusability2 branches

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

428517
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

426319
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

228317
Confusion risk2 branches

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

334211
Spanish word count2 branches

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1–3444–61
Usefulness score3 branches

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4305837
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–304031–40311–202
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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1–33609
Review dates1 branches

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2026-10-2345
Editorial quality1 branches

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)45
Source batches1 branches

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photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2345
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.45
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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245
Source review decisions1 branches

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Added45
Introductory speakers1 branches

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Not recorded45
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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6303806121
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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3236805552341
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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0414381
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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032-211-42
Unique Vocabulary Families45 branches

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New Families Vs Baseline55 branches

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None recorded3piso3ropa3lava2palabra2apagalo1aspira1baja1barre1basura1botella1busca1cama1cambia1closet1contesta1cuelga1cuida1cumple1dejalo1devuelvelo1discutas1dobla1ejemplo1enciendelo1escaleras1grites1guarda1guardalo1habla1haz1llave1lleva1llevalo1manten1menos1mientas1ordena1paraguas1plancha1plantas1platos1pon1promesa1recogelo1retrocede1riega1sabanas1saca1secreto1sube1toques1traelo1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–34203
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No45