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Can you wait?

¿Puedes esperar?

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MEANING & CONTEXT

The words, and when to use them

“¿Puedes esperar?” means “Can you wait?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Requests. Ask a question.

Register: Familiar (tú). Gender form: neutral.

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Making Plans Requests

Difficulty

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Beginner

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Usefulness

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High

Conversation builder

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Yes

Situation specific

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Why this difficulty rating?

Length 3 points: 2 spoken words; gender alternatives count once.
Vocabulary 0 points: Editorial vocabulary load, using a basic-word list and frequency within this deck.
Grammar 10 points: Conjugated verb plus infinitive or polite question.
Idiom 0 points: Meaning is largely direct.
Reuse -4 points: 2 content-word families appear in at least four cards; familiarity reduces the score.

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Technical Specs

Formality and register

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Familiar (tú)

Conversation role

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Ask a question

Situations

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Not recorded

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neutral

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Not recorded

Learning collections

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esperar poder

Vocabulary familiarity

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Not recorded

Reusability

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Coverage gap value

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Ambiguity risk

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Confusion risk

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Spanish word count

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1–3

Usefulness score

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Difficulty score

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

11–20

Vocabulary contribution

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Review dates

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2026-10-14

Editorial quality

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)

Source batches

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Review methods

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

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Introductory speakers

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Not recorded

Length difficulty factor