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14 9

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Topics17 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going11 Wants and Needs10 Conversation7 Food and Eating Together6 Making Plans5 Clearing Up Misunderstandings4 Everyday Affection4 Romance4 Shopping and Paying3 Feelings and Check-ins2 Food and Dining2 Home Together2 Boundaries and Disagreements1 Everyday Conversation1 Feelings1 Reactions1 Relationships and Family1

Difficulty2 branches

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Beginner14 Easy9

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I want more.Quiero más.
“Quiero más.” means “I want more.” in Mexican Spanish. Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
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 →
I want coffee.Quiero café.
“Quiero café.” means “I want coffee.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to eat.Quiero comer.
“Quiero comer.” means “I want to eat.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to sleep.Quiero dormir.
“Quiero dormir.” means “I want to sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
What do you want?¿Qué quieres?
“¿Qué quieres?” means “What do you want?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Can sound blunt; use a friendly tone. ¿Qué te gustaría? is a softer alternative.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want that.Quiero eso.
“Quiero eso.” means “I want that.” in Mexican Spanish. Eso refers to an unidentified thing or situation.
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Do you want more?¿Quieres más?
“¿Quieres más?” means “Do you want more?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to see you.Quiero verte.
“Quiero verte.” means “I want to see you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to learn.Quiero aprender.
“Quiero aprender.” means “I want to learn.” in Mexican Spanish. Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you want it?¿Lo quieres?
“¿Lo quieres?” means “Do you want it?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer the already-mentioned object or item.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to go home.Quiero ir a casa.
“Quiero ir a casa.” means “I want to go home.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Wants and Needs. Request / express a need.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
What would you like to drink?¿Qué quieres tomar?
“¿Qué quieres tomar?” means “What would you like to drink?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish 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 want.Sé lo que quieres.
“Sé lo que quieres.” means “I know what you want.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Respond / explain.
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 →
I want to find a job.Quiero encontrar trabajo.
“Quiero encontrar trabajo.” means “I want to find a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I love you.Te quiero.
Te quiero expresses love and affection in Mexican Spanish. It is natural with a romantic partner, family or close friends. Te amo is another strong declaration, but the choice depends on the relationship; te quiero is not automatically less sincere.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’d like to order.Quisiera pedir.
“Quisiera pedir.” means “I’d like to order.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Food and Dining. Request / express a need.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you want to come with me?¿Quieres venir conmigo?
“¿Quieres venir conmigo?” means “Do you want to come with me?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you want to dance?¿Quieres bailar?
“¿Quieres bailar?” means “Do you want to dance?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I want to meet you.Quiero conocerte.
“Quiero conocerte.” means “I want to meet you.” in Mexican Spanish. Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t want to lose you.No quiero perderte.
“No quiero perderte.” means “I don’t want to lose you.” in Mexican Spanish. Express concern about losing a valued relationship.
EasyNormalEnglish 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.

Neutral17 Familiar (tú)6

Conversation role5 branches

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

Answer or explain9 Share information8 Ask a question7 Express feelings or opinions7 Make a request6

Situations10 branches

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

Not recorded14 Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1 Conventional self-correction marker followed by the corrected wording.1 Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1 Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1 Express desire to learn the understood subject/language.1 Express desire to see the listener in an appropriate familiar relationship.1 Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.1 Offer the already-mentioned object or item.1 Request/desire more of an understood item/serving.1

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral23

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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

Not recorded23

Learning collections4 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded14 Core6 Expansion3 Introductory Set1

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded14 Everyday8 Less common1

Reusability3 branches

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

413 58 32

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

310 16 45 52

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

111 27 35

Confusion risk4 branches

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

213 15 34 41

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–320 4–63

Usefulness score3 branches

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

416 34 53

Difficulty score3 branches

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

11–2014 21–307 31–402

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

017 1–36

Review dates4 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-1011 2026-10-239 2026-10-132 2026-10-171

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)23

Source batches4 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

Not recorded11 photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-239 I know screenshot2 30 everyday conversational phrases 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 overlap14 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.9

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

223

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added12 Not recorded11

Introductory speakers2 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded22 Host1

Idiom difficulty factor3 branches