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Beginner84 Easy33

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It’s not safe.No es seguro.
“No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.
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Is it true?¿Es verdad?
“¿Es verdad?” means “Is it true?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a statement is true.
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Is it possible?¿Es posible?
“¿Es posible?” means “Is it possible?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.
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What day is it?¿Qué día es?
“¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.
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This is my seat.Este es mi asiento.
“Este es mi asiento.” means “This is my seat.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.
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This is my phone number.Este es mi número.
“Este es mi número.” means “This is my phone number.” in Mexican Spanish. Share a phone number.
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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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It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!
“¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.
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This is my order.Este es mi pedido.
“Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.
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What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?
“¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.
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What’s your address?¿Cuál es tu dirección?
“¿Cuál es tu dirección?” means “What’s your address?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.
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It’s late.Es tarde.
“Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.
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It’s early.Es temprano.
“Es temprano.” means “It’s early.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that the current time is early.
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It’s too much.Es demasiado.
“Es demasiado.” means “It’s too much.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an amount or demand is excessive.
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It’s me.Soy yo.
“Soy yo.” means “It’s me.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify oneself, e.g.
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It’s too early.Es demasiado temprano.
“Es demasiado temprano.” means “It’s too early.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.
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That’s true.Es verdad.
“Es verdad.” means “That’s true.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Reactions. React / give an opinion.
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It’s yours.Es tuyo.
“Es tuyo.” means “It’s yours.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.
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This is for you.Es para ti.
“Es para ti.” means “This is for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.
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They are friends.Son amigos.
“Son amigos.” means “They are friends.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.
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It’s different.Es diferente.
“Es diferente.” means “It’s different.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that two understood items/situations differ.
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That’s awesome.¡Eso es genial!
“¡Eso es genial!” means “That’s awesome.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Reactions. React / give an opinion.
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It’s easy.Es fácil.
“Es fácil.” means “It’s easy.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Respond / explain.
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It’s possible.Es posible.
“Es posible.” means “It’s possible.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural everyday Spanish used in Mexico.
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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.

Neutral99 Familiar (tú)18

Conversation role8 branches

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

Answer or explain64 Share information62 Express feelings or opinions43 Ask a question39 Give instructions1 Greet or say goodbye1 Make a request1 Warn or report a problem1

Situations90 branches

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

Not recorded28 Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1 Announce the time for a mutually understood action has arrived.1 Answer a day-of-week question.1 Appreciate a listener’s patience, for example while the speaker practices Spanish.1 Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1 Approve an equitable arrangement or outcome.1 Ask about a first visit or experience.1 Ask about a possible health risk.1 Ask about expected difficulty of a task.1 Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1 Ask for a description of an understood place, person or experience.1 Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1 Ask someone to judge whether the price is excessive.1 Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1 Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1 Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1 Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1 Ask whether the proposed action is possible, rather than state that it is.1 Ask which day it is.1 Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1 Ask who owns the indicated item.1 Assess an offer as good value in a shopping or service context.1 Check whether a statement is true.1 Check whether an item can be used safely. Seguro describes the action of using it; use usarla for a feminine object.1 Check whether it is a convenient moment to speak.1 Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1 Comment on an irritating situation, not insult the listener.1 Comment that it is late.1 Comment that the current time is early.1 Compare online and in-person prices.1 Compare reality with expectations.1 Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1 Compliment someone’s intelligence in an appropriate supportive conversation.1 Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1 Confirm the present moment suits an action/conversation.1 Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1 Confirm whether two things are equivalent.1 Decline the timing of an action/conversation as unsuitable.1 Deny responsibility for an understood problem. Culpa is feminine regardless of the speaker.1 Describe an understood situation as temporary, a phase.1 Describe something as usual/expected in its everyday context.1 Discuss a proposed action.1 Emphasize that a statement is serious.1 Encourage or appreciate someone’s courage in a supportive conversation.1 Evaluate an activity as boring. Feminine alternative: Es aburrida.1 Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1 Explain a social relationship. Feminine alternative: Son amigas.1 Explain a vegetarian dietary restriction while ordering. Female speaker: Soy vegetariana.1 Explain an understood action is only a test or demonstration rather than a live result.1 Explain that two understood items/situations differ.1 Explain the proper time for an expected action has not arrived.1 Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1 Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1 Express positive personal appreciation of the listener.1 Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1 Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1 Give a softened negative answer.1 Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1 Identify oneself, e.g.1 Identify ownership of an understood object. Feminine alternative: Es mía.1 Identify that something is intended for the speaker.1 Identify the current season as spring in a geographic/calendar conversation.1 Identify the speaker’s assigned seat, e.g.1 Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1 Introduce a friend to another person.1 Label an assertion as a guess rather than known fact.1 Make a pleasant-day weather comment during everyday small talk. Día is masculine: un día hermoso.1 Object to an unfair outcome or treatment.1 Offer a gift/item or identify its intended recipient.1 Offer an appropriate direct appearance compliment. Masculine alternative: Eres hermoso.1 Prompt departure because it is time to go.1 Question whether an action is needed.1 Reassure about an understood game context with It’s just a game.1 Report that an understood situation is unusual.1 Say an amount or demand is excessive.1 Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1 Say an understood amount or effort is insufficient.1 Share a personal hardship disclosure with a familiar person.1 Share a phone number.1 Share an address with a driver/contact.1 Share that today is the speaker’s birthday.1 State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1 State an example occupation in response to What do you do. Female speaker: Soy profesora.1 State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1 State that an understood duty belongs to the listener.1 State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1 Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1 Tell the listener the object belongs to them. Feminine alternative: Es tuya.1 Warn that the expected start/departure time is near.1

Gender forms4 branches

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

neutral97 masculine14 feminine4 both2

Who or what gender refers to5 branches

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

Not recorded97 noun8 object6 listener3 speaker3

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core64 Not recorded28 Expansion25

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Everyday73 Not recorded28 Less common16

Reusability3 branches

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

451 545 321

Coverage gap value5 branches

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

367 429 116 24 51

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

348 236 133

Confusion risk4 branches

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

253 344 113 47

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–368 4–649

Usefulness score3 branches

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

479 326 512

Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–2080 21–3029 31–404 5–104

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

068 1–349

Review dates7 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-2389 2026-10-1012 2026-10-129 2026-10-143 2026-10-172 2026-10-131 2026-10-151

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)117

Source batches8 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-2389 Not recorded14 Everyday questions screenshot7 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot2 Thirty everyday phrases screenshot2 28 everyday questions screenshot1 Everyday conversation screenshot1 I know screenshot1

Review methods2 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.89 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap28

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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

2117

Source review decisions2 branches

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

Added103 Not recorded14

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded117

Idiom difficulty factor4 branches