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6 8

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Topics11 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going8 Conversation7 Making Plans7 Requests3 Actions and Encouragement2 Getting Around Mexico2 Clearing Up Misunderstandings1 Encouragement and Celebration1 Everyday Statements1 Feelings1 Home Together1

Difficulty2 branches

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Easy8 Beginner6

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Wait here.Espera aquí.
“Espera aquí.” means “Wait here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?
“¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Where can I wait?¿Dónde puedo esperar?
“¿Dónde puedo esperar?” means “Where can I wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I hope so.Espero que sí.
“Espero que sí.” means “I hope so.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React / give an opinion.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can you wait?¿Puedes esperar?
“¿Puedes esperar?” means “Can you wait?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why wait?¿Por qué esperar?
“¿Por qué esperar?” means “Why wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Wait for me.Espérame.
“Espérame.” means “Wait for me.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have to wait.Tengo que esperar.
“Tengo que esperar.” means “I have to wait.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker has to wait.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Should we wait?¿Deberíamos esperar?
“¿Deberíamos esperar?” means “Should we wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hold on.Espera un momento.
“Espera un momento.” means “Hold on.” in Mexican Spanish. Also means wait a moment; informal, addressing one person.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I didn’t expect that.No me esperaba eso.
“No me esperaba eso.” means “I didn’t expect that.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React to surprise.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I hope not.Espero que no.
“Espero que no.” means “I hope not.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. React / give an opinion.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Let’s wait.Esperemos.
“Esperemos.” means “Let’s wait.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Actions and Encouragement. Guide an action.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I can’t wait.No puedo esperar.
“No puedo esperar.” means “I can’t wait.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Feelings. Share personal information.
EasyNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral9 Familiar (tú)5

Conversation role6 branches

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

Ask a question5 Express feelings or opinions4 Give instructions3 Share information2 Answer or explain1 Make a request1

Situations7 branches

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

Not recorded8 Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1 Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1 Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1 Explain that the speaker has to wait.1 Question a proposed delay and suggest acting sooner.1 Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral14

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded14

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded8 Core5 Expansion1

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded8 Everyday6

Reusability3 branches

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

46 56 32

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

36 44 12 22

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

17 34 23

Confusion risk4 branches

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

27 33 12 42

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–313 4–61

Usefulness score3 branches

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

48 33 53

Difficulty score3 branches

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

11–206 21–305 31–403

Vocabulary contribution1 branches

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

014

Review dates3 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-107 2026-10-236 2026-10-141

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)14

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded6 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-236 Curated multi-source screenshot1 Everyday questions screenshot1

Review methods3 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 overlap7 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.6 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

214

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added8 Not recorded6

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded14

Idiom difficulty factor3 branches