ENGLISH → MEXICAN SPANISH

They aren’t here.

Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.

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MEANING & CONTEXT

The words, and when to use them

“Ellos no están aquí. / Ellas no están aquí.” means “They aren’t here.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.

Register: Neutral. Gender form: both (object).

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Home Together Keeping a Conversation Going Everyday Statements

Difficulty

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Beginner

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High

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Why this difficulty rating?

Length 9 points: 4 spoken words; use one complete gender alternative.
Vocabulary 0 points: Established common-word and deck-frequency editorial rubric.
Grammar 3 points: Short expression or simple present-tense pattern.
Idiom 0 points: Meaning is largely direct; context is explained in usage guidance.
Reuse -4 points: 2 familiar content-word families; familiarity reduces difficulty.

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Formality and register

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Neutral

Conversation role

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Answer or explain

Situations

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Not recorded

Gender forms

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both

Who or what gender refers to

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object

Learning collections

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Not recorded

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aqui ellas ellos estan no

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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4–6

Usefulness score

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Difficulty score

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11–20

Vocabulary contribution

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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 2

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