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Difficulty3 branches

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Beginner99 Easy59 Moderate1

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That’s okay.Está bien.
“Está bien.” means “That’s okay.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express acceptance: that’s fine / okay, depending on context.
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It’s cold.Está frío.
“Está frío.” means “It’s cold.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.
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It’s near.Está cerca.
“Está cerca.” means “It’s near.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.
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I am outside.Estoy afuera.
“Estoy afuera.” means “I am outside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.
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It’s far.Está lejos.
“Está lejos.” means “It’s far.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer a distance question about an understood destination.
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I’m just looking.Solo estoy viendo.
“Solo estoy viendo.” means “I’m just looking.” in Mexican Spanish. Use while browsing in a store, when a salesperson offers help.
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It’s hot.Está caliente.
“Está caliente.” means “It’s hot.” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.
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I am inside.Estoy adentro.
“Estoy adentro.” means “I am inside.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being inside a building or place.
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Is that okay?¿Está bien?
“¿Está bien?” means “Is that okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.
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Are you tired?¿Estás cansado?
“¿Estás cansado?” means “Are you tired?” in Mexican Spanish. Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?
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Are you alone?¿Estás solo?
“¿Estás solo?” means “Are you alone?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?
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Are you okay?¿Estás bien?
“¿Estás bien?” means “Are you okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.
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I’m fine, thanks.Estoy bien, gracias.
“Estoy bien, gracias.” means “I’m fine, thanks.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
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I’m lost.Estoy perdido / perdida.
“Estoy perdido / perdida.” means “I’m lost.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Share personal information.
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Is everything okay?¿Está todo bien?
“¿Está todo bien?” means “Is everything okay?” in Mexican Spanish. Check that a person or situation is okay.
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I feel dizzy.Estoy mareado.
“Estoy mareado.” means “I feel dizzy.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.
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I’m injured.Estoy herido.
“Estoy herido.” means “I’m injured.” in Mexican Spanish. Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.
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How are you?¿Cómo estás?
“¿Cómo estás?” means “How are you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person.
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Where is it?¿Dónde está?
“¿Dónde está?” means “Where is it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
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I’m not home.No estoy en casa.
“No estoy en casa.” means “I’m not home.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.
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I’m almost ready.Ya casi estoy listo.
“Ya casi estoy listo.” means “I’m almost ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.
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Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?
“¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.
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Are you at home?¿Estás en casa?
“¿Estás en casa?” means “Are you at home?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at home.
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This is my address.Esta es mi dirección.
“Esta es mi dirección.” means “This is my address.” in Mexican Spanish. Share an address with a driver/contact.
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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.

Neutral131 Familiar (tú)28

Conversation role9 branches

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

Share information77 Ask a question63 Answer or explain62 Express feelings or opinions44 Warn or report a problem2 Express affection1 Manage the conversation1 Offer help or make a promise1 Reassure or encourage1

Situations99 branches

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

Not recorded61 Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1 An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1 Answer a distance question about an understood destination.1 Answer a proximity question about an understood destination.1 Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1 Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1 Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1 Ask about food freshness in a restaurant.1 Ask about improvement in a previously discussed situation.1 Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1 Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1 Ask for approval or acceptability of a proposed action.1 Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1 Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.1 Ask marital status in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás casada?1 Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1 Ask the listener’s temporary accommodation during travel, not permanent residence.1 Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1 Ask what food someone is currently eating.1 Ask what is being looked at.1 Ask what material an understood object is made from.1 Ask whether a previously discussed situation is worsening.1 Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1 Ask whether an object or vehicle is prepared to leave. Feminine alternative: ¿Está lista para salir?1 Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1 Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1 Ask who is accompanying the listener.1 Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1 Check another person’s fatigue or whether they need rest. Female listener: ¿Estás cansada?1 Check stock or availability for today.1 Check that a person or situation is okay.1 Check the listener’s well-being, e.g.1 Check the presence of an understood group of people.1 Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1 Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1 Check whether someone has company or is by themselves. Female listener: ¿Estás sola?1 Check whether the listener is currently at home.1 Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1 Check whether the listener is feeling happy or satisfied.1 Comment on a low price.1 Confirm future presence at an understood place/event.1 Describe a cloudy sky.1 Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1 Describe a physical item, food or drink as cold.1 Describe current relationship status. Female speaker: Estoy soltera.1 Describe current slow performance of the phone itself, distinct from internet speed.1 Describe dizziness to someone assisting. Female speaker: Estoy mareada.1 Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1 Describe progress learning English.1 Disapprove of understood behavior.1 Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1 Explain a feeling and invite an activity suggestion. Female speaker: Estoy aburrida.1 Explain current activity while on foot.1 Explain current cooking activity/availability.1 Explain current work activity/availability.1 Explain poor internet speed during a call or task.1 Explain that eating is happening now.1 Explain that no other person is present. Female speaker: Estoy sola.1 Explain that someone is occupying the speaker’s assigned seat. Asiento is masculine: está ocupado.1 Explain that the current task/situation is difficult.1 Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1 Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1 Explain that the speaker is waiting for the expected person/event.1 Explain the activity being done now.1 Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1 Express certainty about a stated fact, not physical safety. Female speaker: Estoy segura de eso.1 Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1 Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1 Identify the present occasion in contrast with another time.1 Locate an airport facility while travelling.1 Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1 Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1 Report a delayed train during travel planning.1 Report active bleeding as a symptom.1 Report being away from home when asked about location/availability.1 Report being close to ready during preparation. Female speaker: Ya casi estoy lista.1 Report being inside a building or place.1 Report being outside when arranging an arrival or pickup.1 Report cleanliness of an understood item/room.1 Report darkness outdoors, e.g.1 Report increasing outdoor warmth.1 Report physical injury. Female speaker: Estoy herida.1 Report snow currently falling.1 Report that a door is locked with a key.1 Report that a phone is broken, distinct from battery status.1 Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1 Report that understood plural items such as shoes are dirty.1 Report wet clothing after rain or laundry.1 Romantic relationships1 Say an explanation, view or instruction is unclear.1 Share an address with a driver/contact.1 Share being in love in an appropriate personal conversation. Female speaker: Estoy enamorada.1 Share concern/worry, distinct from excited or nervous feelings.1 State feeling angry in an appropriate emotional check-in.1 Tell family or a partner that you are at home.1 The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1 Understated answer about how you are doing.1 Warn that a physical item, food or drink is hot.1

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral122 both20 masculine16 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded122 speaker17 listener9 noun9 object2

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core72 Not recorded61 Expansion26 Introductory Set3

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday78 Not recorded61 Less common20

Reusability3 branches

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

472 560 327

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

359 453 129 216 52

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

161 257 341

Confusion risk4 branches

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

370 249 129 411

Spanish word count3 branches

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

1–3108 4–650 7–101

Usefulness score3 branches

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

497 537 325

Difficulty score5 branches

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

11–2090 21–3050 31–409 5–109 41–501

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

0104 1–355

Review dates6 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2398 2026-10-1037 2026-10-1216 2026-10-145 2026-10-162 2026-10-191

Editorial quality2 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)158 Editorial review for Spanish (Mexico)1

Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2397 Not recorded38 Everyday questions screenshot7 Short everyday phrases screenshot6 Curated multi-source screenshot4 Everyday conversation screenshot3 Time adverbs screenshot3 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11

Review methods5 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.97 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap56 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline4 Editorial assessment of length, vocabulary, grammar and relationship context1 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2159

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added121 Not recorded38

Introductory speakers3 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded156 Guest2 Host1

Idiom difficulty factor4 branches