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Requests · Added · 2 · 6

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Topics30 branches

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

Requests15Home Together14Keeping a Conversation Going12Getting Around Mexico9Conversation8Making Plans8Everyday Statements7Health and Getting Help5Boundaries and Disagreements4Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Encouragement and Celebration3Food and Dining3Health and Safety3Household Chores3Time and Frequency3Travel and Directions3Everyday Affection2Everyday Conversation2Feelings and Check-ins2Romance2Shopping and Paying2Apologizing1Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp1Feelings1Food and Eating Together1Going to the Dentist1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Reactions1Talking About How Often1Visiting a Pharmacy1

Difficulty2 branches

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  1. 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 →
  2. Go up the stairs.Sube las escaleras.

    “Sube las escaleras.” means “Go up the stairs.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone upstairs.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. Change the sheets.Cambia las sábanas.

    “Cambia las sábanas.” means “Change the sheets.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. 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 →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. Brush your teeth.Cepíllate los dientes.

    “Cepíllate los dientes.” means “Brush your teeth.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Dress up.Vístete elegante.

    “Vístete elegante.” means “Dress up.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. Drop it.Deja el tema.

    “Deja el tema.” means “Drop it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. Feed the pets.Dales de comer a las mascotas.

    “Dales de comer a las mascotas.” means “Feed the pets.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to feed the pets.

    ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. Organize the closet.Ordena el clóset.

    “Ordena el clóset.” means “Organize the closet.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.

    EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  14. Open your mouth.Abra la boca.

    “Abra la boca.” means “Open your mouth.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Hold my hand.Tómame de la mano.

    Tómame de la mano asks someone to hold your hand. It can express affection, reassurance or a practical request for support. Mano is a feminine noun despite ending in o: la mano.

    ModerateNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
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Formality and register2 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)14Formal (usted)1
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 instructions15Make a request13
Situations15 branches

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

Advise taking an umbrella along.1Ask for hand-holding, for affection or walking together.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to feed the pets.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Direct someone upstairs.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1
Gender forms1 branches

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neutral15
Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded15
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Expansion10Core5
Vocabulary families31 branches

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

abra1baja1basura1boca1cambia1cepillate1closet1comer1cumple1dales1deja1dientes1elegante1escaleras1lleva1mano1mantenlo1mascotas1ordena1paraguas1plantas1promesa1riega1sabanas1saca1sencillo1sube1tema1tomame1vistete1volumen1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Less common12Everyday3
Reusability3 branches

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

483453
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

3847
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

2103411
Confusion risk2 branches

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

31322
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3134–62
Usefulness score2 branches

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

41233
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–30931–40341–503
Vocabulary contribution1 branches

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

1–315
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2315
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)15
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2315
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.15
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded15
Length difficulty factor4 branches

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

6113215191
Grammar difficulty factor5 branches

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

138203162171231
Idiom difficulty factor3 branches

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

0126241
Reuse difficulty factor1 branches

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

015
Unique Vocabulary Families30 branches

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abra1baja1basura1boca1cambia1cepillate1closet1cumple1dales1deja1dientes1elegante1escaleras1lleva1mano1mantenlo1mascotas1ordena1paraguas1plantas1promesa1riega1sabanas1saca1sencillo1sube1tema1tomame1vistete1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline30 branches

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abra1baja1basura1boca1cambia1cepillate1closet1cumple1dales1deja1dientes1elegante1escaleras1lleva1mano1mantenlo1mascotas1ordena1paraguas1plantas1promesa1riega1sabanas1saca1sencillo1sube1tema1tomame1vistete1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline1 branches

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1–315
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No15