EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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10unique phrases · 1% of collection

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Topics4 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going10 Conversation9 Clearing Up Misunderstandings7 Reactions1

Difficulty3 branches

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Easy7 Moderate2 Beginner1

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What do you mean?¿Qué quieres decir?
“¿Qué quieres decir?” means “What do you mean?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks someone to clarify their meaning; informal, addressing one person.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
How do you say this in Spanish?¿Cómo se dice esto en español?
“¿Cómo se dice esto en español?” means “How do you say this in Spanish?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
I know what you mean.Sé lo que quieres decir.
“Sé lo que quieres decir.” means “I know what you mean.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
What should I say?¿Qué debería decir?
“¿Qué debería decir?” means “What should I say?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Did you tell him / her?¿Se lo dijiste? / ¿Se la dijiste?
“¿Se lo dijiste? / ¿Se la dijiste?” means “Did you tell him / her?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why did you say that?¿Por qué dijiste eso?
“¿Por qué dijiste eso?” means “Why did you say that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the reason behind an understood remark.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
What did you say?¿Qué dijiste?
“¿Qué dijiste?” means “What did you say?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who should I tell?¿A quién se lo digo?
“¿A quién se lo digo?” means “Who should I tell?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who should receive the understood information/message.
ModerateHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Who did you tell?¿A quién se lo dijiste?
“¿A quién se lo dijiste?” means “Who did you tell?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who received a previously discussed piece of information.
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.

Neutral7 Familiar (tú)3

Conversation role4 branches

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

Ask a question8 Answer or explain2 Express feelings or opinions1 Share information1

Situations6 branches

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

Not recorded5 Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1 Ask who received a previously discussed piece of information.1 Ask who should receive the understood information/message.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1

Gender forms2 branches

Explore the grammatical gender forms recorded for each phrase. Grammatical gender is different from the speaker’s identity.

neutral9 both1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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

Not recorded9 object1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded5 Expansion3 Core2

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday5 Not recorded5

Reusability3 branches

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

45 54 31

Coverage gap value3 branches

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

15 43 32

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

35 23 12

Confusion risk3 branches

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

35 23 42

Spanish word count2 branches

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

4–66 1–34

Usefulness score3 branches

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

46 53 31

Difficulty score3 branches

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

21–307 41–502 11–201

Vocabulary contribution1 branches

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

010

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-235 2026-10-103 2026-10-131 2026-10-141

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)10

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-235 Not recorded3 I know screenshot1 Past-tense questions screenshot1

Review methods2 branches

How the recorded editorial ratings were assigned. These are assessments rather than measured learning outcomes.

Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap5 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.5

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

The version of the editorial difficulty rubric used for a phrase.

210

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added7 Not recorded3

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded10

Idiom difficulty factor2 branches