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Keeping a Conversation Going75Conversation55Everyday Statements32Requests32Home Together29Making Plans29Clearing Up Misunderstandings27Boundaries and Disagreements17Reactions17Food and Eating Together16Everyday Affection10Food and Dining10Getting Around Mexico9Shopping and Paying9Feelings and Check-ins8Encouragement and Celebration7Health and Getting Help6Relationships and Family6Romance6Time and Frequency6Feelings4Household Chores4Asking Someone Out3Cooking Together3Hotel Check-In and Checkout2Small Talk and Follow-Up Questions2Travel and Directions2Airports and Luggage1Apologizing1Asking for Help Politely1Encouraging Someone1Greetings and Introductions1Missing Someone and Showing Affection1Natural Reactions and Replies1Returns, Exchanges, and Refunds1Saying No Politely1Talking About Family1Talking About How Often1Wants and Needs1

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  1. Is it available today?¿Está disponible hoy?

    “¿Está disponible hoy?” means “Is it available today?” in Mexican Spanish. Check stock or availability for today.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  2. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

    “¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  3. This is my friend.Este es mi amigo.

    “Este es mi amigo.” means “This is my friend.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a friend to another person.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  4. This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.

    “Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  5. You can call me.Puedes llamarme.

    “Puedes llamarme.” means “You can call me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  6. I am eating.Estoy comiendo.

    “Estoy comiendo.” means “I am eating.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that eating is happening now.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  7. 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 →
  8. 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 →
  9. It’s not a good time.No es un buen momento.

    “No es un buen momento.” means “It’s not a good time.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  10. Just in case.Por si acaso.

    “Por si acaso.” means “Just in case.” in Mexican Spanish. Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  11. How do I start?¿Cómo empiezo?

    “¿Cómo empiezo?” means “How do I start?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.

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

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

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  13. 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 →
  14. What do you see?¿Qué ves?

    “¿Qué ves?” means “What do you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  15. What do you hear?¿Qué oyes?

    “¿Qué oyes?” means “What do you hear?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  16. There are many people.Hay mucha gente.

    “Hay mucha gente.” means “There are many people.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  17. Is it your first time?¿Es tu primera vez?

    “¿Es tu primera vez?” means “Is it your first time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about a first visit or experience.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  18. Is it really necessary?¿De verdad es necesario?

    “¿De verdad es necesario?” means “Is it really necessary?” in Mexican Spanish. Question whether an action is needed.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  19. You got this!¡Tú puedes!

    “¡Tú puedes!” means “You got this!” in Mexican Spanish. Encourage someone before or during a challenge.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  20. When will you call?¿Cuándo vas a llamar?

    “¿Cuándo vas a llamar?” means “When will you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when someone plans to call.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  21. Which is yours?¿Cuál es el tuyo?

    “¿Cuál es el tuyo?” means “Which is yours?” in Mexican Spanish. Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  22. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  23. It’s not my fault.No es culpa mía.

    “No es culpa mía.” means “It’s not my fault.” in Mexican Spanish. Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.

    EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
  24. 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 →
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)99Neutral66
Conversation role10 branches

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

Ask a question69Answer or explain47Express feelings or opinions44Share information42Give instructions34Make a request26Offer help or make a promise6Reassure or encourage6Invite or give permission5Greet or say goodbye1
Situations165 branches

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

Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to perform the understood action.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to return.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether a method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.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 listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the speaker did not make a call in the understood past period.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Compare online and in-person prices.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Direct someone upstairs.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Encourage someone before or during a challenge.1Encourage someone to eat something.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain tasks that still need doing.1Explain that a bag is heavy and may require carrying assistance.1Explain that eating is happening now.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Firmly refuse something.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Give a softened negative answer.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Introduce a friend to another person.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Prompt departure because it is time to go.1Question whether an action is needed.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1React when something confirms what you suspected.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not having eaten during an understood past period.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Wake someone who is sleeping.1
Gender forms3 branches

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neutral161masculine3feminine1
Who or what gender refers to4 branches

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Not recorded161object2noun1speaker1
Learning collections2 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core126Expansion39
Vocabulary families207 branches

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

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Reusability4 branches

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

57846632021
Coverage gap value2 branches

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

390475
Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

396257112
Confusion risk3 branches

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

310825116
Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–31204–645
Usefulness score1 branches

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

4165
Difficulty score2 branches

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

21–3012131–4044
Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

1–393072
Review dates1 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-23165
Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)165
Source batches1 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-23165
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.165
Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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2165
Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded165
Length difficulty factor6 branches

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

664344935012128152
Vocabulary difficulty factor6 branches

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

377036234596742
Grammar difficulty factor12 branches

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

1345173510232017613231016825515412318131
Idiom difficulty factor5 branches

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

01354208563102
Reuse difficulty factor4 branches

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-269067-426-63
Unique Vocabulary Families101 branches

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New Families Vs Baseline139 branches

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New Vocabulary Vs Baseline2 branches

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1–3126039
Pronunciation Included1 branches

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No165