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tarde

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12unique phrases · 1% of collection

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8 3 1

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Topics9 branches

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

Making Plans11 Time and Frequency7 Keeping a Conversation Going3 Actions and Encouragement1 Conversation1 Everyday Conversation1 Everyday Statements1 Getting Around Mexico1 Requests1

Difficulty3 branches

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

Beginner8 Easy3 Challenging1

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Are we running late?¿Vamos tarde?
“¿Vamos tarde?” means “Are we running late?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Later.Más tarde.
“Más tarde.” means “Later.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
It’s late.Es tarde.
“Es tarde.” means “It’s late.” in Mexican Spanish. Comment that it is late.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Too late.Demasiado tarde.
“Demasiado tarde.” means “Too late.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Time and Frequency. Respond / explain.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Maybe later.Tal vez más tarde.
“Tal vez más tarde.” means “Maybe later.” in Mexican Spanish. Tal vez and quizás both mean maybe.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can I call you later?¿Puedo llamarte más tarde?
“¿Puedo llamarte más tarde?” means “Can I call you later?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I’m running late.Voy tarde.
“Voy tarde.” means “I’m running late.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Statements. Explain lateness.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Why are you running late?¿Por qué vas tarde?
“¿Por qué vas tarde?” means “Why are you running late?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask why someone is delayed.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can we talk later?¿Podemos hablar más tarde?
“¿Podemos hablar más tarde?” means “Can we talk later?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Postpone a discussion.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Don’t be late.No llegues tarde.
“No llegues tarde.” means “Don’t be late.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal singular tú command. For usted, say No llegue tarde.
ChallengingHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Sooner or later.Tarde o temprano.
“Tarde o temprano.” means “Sooner or later.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.
BeginnerNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
I was late.Llegué tarde.
“Llegué tarde.” means “I was late.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.
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.

Neutral10 Familiar (tú)2

Conversation role7 branches

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

Answer or explain7 Share information4 Ask a question3 Express feelings or opinions2 Give instructions1 Make a request1 Manage the conversation1

Situations6 branches

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

Not recorded7 Ask why someone is delayed.1 Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1 Comment that it is late.1 Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1 Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1

Gender forms1 branches

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neutral12

Who or what gender refers to1 branches

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Not recorded12

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Not recorded7 Core3 Expansion2

Vocabulary familiarity3 branches

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

Not recorded7 Everyday4 Less common1

Reusability4 branches

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

56 33 42 21

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

35 14 42 21

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

17 24 31

Confusion risk3 branches

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

26 34 12

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–38 4–64

Usefulness score3 branches

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

49 32 51

Difficulty score4 branches

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

11–206 21–303 5–102 61–701

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

08 1–34

Review dates5 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-235 2026-10-103 2026-10-142 2026-10-161 2026-10-171

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)12

Source batches6 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-235 Curated multi-source screenshot2 Time adverbs screenshot2 25 conversational statements screenshot1 30 everyday conversational phrases screenshot1 Not recorded1

Review methods4 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.5 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap4 Editorial review of this batch against the 273-phrase baseline2 Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.1

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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212

Source review decisions4 branches

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

Added9 Not recorded1 Retained existing1 Updated translation1

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded12

Idiom difficulty factor5 branches