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trabajar

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9 4

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1 11 1

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Topics8 branches

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Keeping a Conversation Going12 Conversation8 Everyday Statements3 Making Plans3 Boundaries and Disagreements1 Getting Around Mexico1 Reactions1 Wants and Needs1

Difficulty2 branches

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Beginner9 Easy4

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Are you at work?¿Estás en el trabajo?
“¿Estás en el trabajo?” means “Are you at work?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.
BeginnerEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have a job.Tengo trabajo.
“Tengo trabajo.” means “I have a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss your employment status.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I don’t have a job.No tengo trabajo.
“No tengo trabajo.” means “I don’t have a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain that the speaker is not employed.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you have a job?¿Tienes trabajo?
“¿Tienes trabajo?” means “Do you have a job?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about employment during a social introduction.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I work in sales.Trabajo en ventas.
“Trabajo en ventas.” means “I work in sales.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Where do you work?¿Dónde trabajas?
“¿Dónde trabajas?” means “Where do you work?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you work nearby?¿Trabajas cerca?
“¿Trabajas cerca?” means “Do you work nearby?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you work here?¿Trabajas aquí?
“¿Trabajas aquí?” means “Do you work here?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I work in an office.Trabajo en una oficina.
“Trabajo en una oficina.” means “I work in an office.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Share personal information.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I have work to do.Tengo trabajo que hacer.
“Tengo trabajo que hacer.” means “I have work to do.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain tasks that still need doing.
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 →
What time do you start work?¿A qué hora empiezas a trabajar?
“¿A qué hora empiezas a trabajar?” means “What time do you start work?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
I won’t work.No voy a trabajar.
“No voy a trabajar.” means “I won’t work.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →

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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)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.

Share information7 Ask a question6 Answer or explain3 Express feelings or opinions3

Situations9 branches

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

Not recorded5 Ask about employment during a social introduction.1 Ask whether someone works at the indicated place, for example identifying an employee who may help.1 Check whether the listener is currently at their workplace, not where they are employed.1 Discuss your employment status.1 Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1 Explain tasks that still need doing.1 Explain that the speaker is not employed.1 Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1

Gender forms2 branches

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neutral12 feminine1

Who or what gender refers to2 branches

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Not recorded12 noun1

Learning collections3 branches

The fixed introductory collection and editorial Core or Expansion placements.

Core5 Not recorded5 Expansion3

Vocabulary familiarity2 branches

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

Everyday8 Not recorded5

Reusability3 branches

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

47 54 32

Coverage gap value4 branches

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

36 13 22 42

Ambiguity risk3 branches

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

17 23 33

Confusion risk3 branches

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

37 25 11

Spanish word count2 branches

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

1–38 4–65

Usefulness score3 branches

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

411 31 51

Difficulty score3 branches

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

11–208 21–304 5–101

Vocabulary contribution2 branches

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

09 1–34

Review dates2 branches

When the recorded editorial review was performed.

2026-10-238 2026-10-105

Editorial quality1 branches

Recorded review status and quality classification.

Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)13

Source batches2 branches

Editorial import batches where source information is recorded.

photo-batches-01-15-2026-10-238 Not recorded5

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.8 Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap5

Difficulty rubric versions1 branches

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213

Source review decisions2 branches

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Added8 Not recorded5

Introductory speakers1 branches

The speaker roles recorded for the fixed introductory dialogue.

Not recorded13

Idiom difficulty factor1 branches