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Usefulness: High × Coverage gap value: 4 × Grammar difficulty factor: 13 × Difficulty rubric versions: 2 ×

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

Requests19Home Together16Keeping a Conversation Going15Household Chores10Conversation8Everyday Affection7Feelings and Check-ins7Boundaries and Disagreements6Making Plans6Reactions6Feelings5Clearing Up Misunderstandings4Relationships and Family4Everyday Statements3Romance3Food and Eating Together2Cooking Together1Encouragement and Celebration1Food and Dining1Getting Around Mexico1Health and Getting Help1Hotel Check-In and Checkout1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Saying No Politely1Shopping and Paying1Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions1Wants and Needs1

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  1. I am working.Estoy trabajando.

    “Estoy trabajando.” means “I am working.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current work activity/availability.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. I am waiting.Estoy esperando.

    “Estoy esperando.” means “I am waiting.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. I’ve got it.Lo tengo.

    “Lo tengo.” means “I’ve got it.” in Mexican Spanish. Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.

    BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. Did you decide?¿Decidiste?

    “¿Decidiste?” means “Did you decide?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. I mean...Quiero decir...

    “Quiero decir...” means “I mean...” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. Pick it up.Recógelo.

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. Are you in love?¿Estás enamorado?

    ¿Estás enamorado? asks whether the listener is in love. Use enamorada when referring to a female listener. This is a personal question, so the relationship and context matter.

    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. I’ll go.Voy a ir.

    “Voy a ir.” means “I’ll go.” in Mexican Spanish. Commit to going to the understood destination/event.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. I don’t know you.No te conozco.

    “No te conozco.” means “I don’t know you.” in Mexican Spanish. State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  12. You can keep it.Puedes quedártelo.

    “Puedes quedártelo.” means “You can keep it.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. Do you know him?¿Lo conoces?

    “¿Lo conoces?” means “Do you know him?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. Do you love me?¿Me amas?

    “¿Me amas?” means “Do you love me?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. Does it matter to you?¿Te importa?

    “¿Te importa?” means “Does it matter to you?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Do you mind?¿Te molesta?

    “¿Te molesta?” means “Do you mind?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. I want to find a job.Quiero encontrar trabajo.

    “Quiero encontrar trabajo.” means “I want to find a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. Do you believe me?¿Me crees?

    “¿Me crees?” means “Do you believe me?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. 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 →
  21. I care about you.Me importas.

    “Me importas.” means “I care about you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. I trust you.Confío en ti.

    “Confío en ti.” means “I trust you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. I know how you feel.Sé cómo te sientes.

    “Sé cómo te sientes.” means “I know how you feel.” in Mexican Spanish. Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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 →
Technical Specs
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)36Neutral11
Conversation role6 branches

What the phrase does in a conversation. A phrase can have several standardized roles, such as asking, answering or sharing information.

Give instructions19Make a request19Answer or explain16Share information15Express feelings or opinions14Ask a question12
Situations47 branches

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

Acknowledge physical possession of an understood item.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.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 set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.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 whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Explain current work activity/availability.1Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.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.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1
Gender forms2 branches

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neutral43masculine4
Who or what gender refers to3 branches

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

Not recorded43speaker3listener1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core39Expansion8
Vocabulary families67 branches

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

estar5sentir4piso3lava2poder2querer2ropa2ti2acuerdo1alegro1amas1aspira1avergonzado1baja1barre1basura1cama1cierra1confias1confio1conoces1conozco1crees1cuida1cumple1decepcionado1decidiste1decir1desayuno1dificil1distancia1dobla1enamorado1encontrar1esperando1favor1guardalo1haz1importa1importas1incluido1incomodo1ir1llave1mandarme1manten1mensaje1mesa1molesta1piensas1plantas1platos1pon1promesa1puerta1quedartelo1recogelo1retrocede1riega1saca1ser1tan1tener1trabajando1trabajar1trapea1volumen1
Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday33Less common14
Reusability3 branches

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

52442231
Ambiguity risk2 branches

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

330217
Confusion risk2 branches

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

34225
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–3394–68
Usefulness score1 branches

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

447
Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–304031–40411–203
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–328019
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2347
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)47
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2347
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.47
Source review decisions1 branches

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

Added47
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded47
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

6233129604121151
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

32201027644252
Idiom difficulty factor2 branches

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04245
Reuse difficulty factor3 branches

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

024-217-46
Unique Vocabulary Families33 branches

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None recorded19alegro1aspira1avergonzado1baja1barre1basura1confio1crees1cuida1cumple1decepcionado1decidiste1dobla1encontrar1guardalo1haz1importas1incomodo1mandarme1manten1piensas1plantas1pon1promesa1quedartelo1recogelo1retrocede1riega1saca1tan1trapea1volumen1
New Families Vs Baseline43 branches

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None recorded13piso3lava2ropa2alegro1aspira1avergonzado1baja1barre1basura1cama1confio1crees1cuida1cumple1decepcionado1decidiste1desayuno1dobla1enamorado1encontrar1guardalo1haz1importas1incluido1incomodo1llave1mandarme1manten1piensas1plantas1platos1pon1promesa1quedartelo1recogelo1retrocede1riega1saca1tan1trabajando1trapea1volumen1
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–334013
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No47