EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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32 3

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5 26 4

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Topics11 branches

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

Keeping a Conversation Going23 Conversation22 Getting Around Mexico6 Everyday Conversation5 Making Plans5 Time and Frequency4 Reactions3 Boundaries and Disagreements2 Clearing Up Misunderstandings2 Everyday Statements1 Shopping and Paying1

Difficulty2 branches

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

Beginner32 Easy3

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Yes.Sí.
“Sí.” means “Yes.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
No.No.
“No.” means “No.” in Mexican Spanish. Give a direct negative answer.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t know.No sé.
“No sé.” means “I don’t know.” in Mexican Spanish. No sé and No lo sé are both natural. No lo sé refers to not knowing it / the answer. Same acknowledgement of missing knowledge as existing No sé; record as a contextual variant. No lo sabía means I didn’t know, a different tense.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
How much?¿Cuánto?
“¿Cuánto?” means “How much?” in Mexican Spanish. A short question when the quantity or price is clear from context; ¿Cuánto cuesta? explicitly asks the price.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
When?¿Cuándo?
“¿Cuándo?” means “When?” in Mexican Spanish. Valid standalone follow-up question.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Which one?¿Cuál?
“¿Cuál?” means “Which one?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Today.Hoy.
“Hoy.” means “Today.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Tomorrow.Mañana.
“Mañana.” means “Tomorrow.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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Over there.Allá.
“Allá.” means “Over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Points to a place away from the speaker. Por allí means around there / that way.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Where?¿Dónde?
“¿Dónde?” means “Where?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
How?¿Cómo?
“¿Cómo?” means “How?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
This one.Este.
“Este.” means “This one.” in Mexican Spanish. Select an indicated item.
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A little.Un poco.
“Un poco.” means “A little.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Which way?¿Por dónde?
“¿Por dónde?” means “Which way?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I know.Lo sé.
“Lo sé.” means “I know.” in Mexican Spanish. Same everyday acknowledgement as existing Lo sé; retain the existing card and record this variant.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I know where.Sé dónde.
“Sé dónde.” means “I know where.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I know how.Sé cómo.
“Sé cómo.” means “I know how.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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For now.Por ahora.
“Por ahora.” means “For now.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
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This way.Por aquí.
“Por aquí.” means “This way.” in Mexican Spanish. Use when showing someone the route: this way / through here.
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Why is that?¿Por qué?
“¿Por qué?” means “Why is that?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Not here.No aquí.
“No aquí.” means “Not here.” in Mexican Spanish. Correct a proposed location or stopping place.
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At nine.A las nueve.
“A las nueve.” means “At nine.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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I know why.Sé por qué.
“Sé por qué.” means “I know why.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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Here or there?¿Aquí o allí?
“¿Aquí o allí?” means “Here or there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.
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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.

Neutral32 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.

Answer or explain20 Ask a question15 Express feelings or opinions3 Share information3

Situations11 branches

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

Not recorded25 Ask a follow-up about the location of a previously mentioned event/object.1 Ask for a reason for a preceding claim or decision.1 Ask how a previously mentioned action/result happens, or request clarification when the method was unclear.1 Ask the purpose or intended use of something already mentioned.1 Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1 Correct a proposed location or stopping place.1 Describe gradual progress or small steps with a conventional marker.1 Give a direct negative answer.1 Request or describe doing things one by one.1 Select an indicated item.1

Gender forms2 branches

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

neutral34 masculine1

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded35

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded25 Core9 Expansion1

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Not recorded25 Everyday10

Reusability3 branches

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

317 412 56

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

119 310 23 43

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

123 37 25

Confusion risk3 branches

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

123 27 35

Spanish word count1 branches

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

1–335

Usefulness score3 branches

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

424 57 34

Difficulty score3 branches

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

11–2023 5–109 21–303

Vocabulary contribution1 branches

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

035

Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2310 2026-10-136 2026-10-105 2026-10-125 2026-10-145 2026-10-193 2026-10-161

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)35

Source batches9 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2310 I know screenshot6 Not recorded6 Short everyday phrases screenshot3 Time adverbs screenshot3 50 everyday phrases screenshot2 Everyday questions screenshot2 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 22 LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 11

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 overlap22 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.10 Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.3

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

235

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added29 Not recorded6

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded35

Idiom difficulty factor3 branches