ENGLISH → MEXICAN SPANISH

Do you know how to cook?

¿Sabes cocinar?

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MEANING & CONTEXT

The words, and when to use them

“¿Sabes cocinar?” means “Do you know how to cook?” in Mexican Spanish. Explicit skill.

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

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Cooking Together Food and Eating Together Requests

Difficulty

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Beginner

Filters

Usefulness

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High

Conversation builder

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Yes

Situation specific

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Yes

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Why this difficulty rating?

Length 3 points: 2 spoken words; use one complete gender alternative.
Vocabulary 3 points: Established common-word and deck-frequency editorial rubric.
Grammar 10 points: Question pattern and conjugated verb.
Idiom 0 points: Meaning is largely direct; context is explained in usage guidance.
Reuse -2 points: 1 familiar content-word families; familiarity reduces difficulty.

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How do you cook it?¿Cómo lo cocinas?
“¿Cómo lo cocinas?” means “How do you cook it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.
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What are you cooking?¿Qué estás cocinando?
“¿Qué estás cocinando?” means “What are you cooking?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.
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Just a little salt.Poquita sal, nada más.
“Poquita sal, nada más.” means “Just a little salt.” in Mexican Spanish.
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Technical Specs

Formality and register

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Familiar (tú)

Conversation role

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Situations

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Not recorded

Gender forms

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neutral

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Not recorded

Learning collections

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Not recorded

Vocabulary families

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cocinar sabes

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

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

1–3

Review dates

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2026-10-19

Editorial quality

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)

Source batches

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LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 1

Review methods

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Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.

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Introductory speakers

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Not recorded

Length difficulty factor