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Wait a minute.

Espera un minuto.

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MEANING & CONTEXT

The words, and when to use them

“Espera un minuto.” means “Wait a minute.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal, addressing one person. Espera un momento is another natural way to ask someone to wait briefly.

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

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Difficulty

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Easy

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Usefulness

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High

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Why this difficulty rating?

Idiom 0 points: Meaning is largely direct.
Reuse 0 points: No repeated-word credit applied in this individual editorial review.
Length 6 points: 3 spoken words.
Grammar 17 points: Informal command.
Vocabulary 8 points: Individual editorial estimate of vocabulary learning load.

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Technical Specs

Formality and register

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Familiar (tú)

Conversation role

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Answer or explain

Situations

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Not recorded

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neutral

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Not recorded

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espera minuto

Vocabulary familiarity

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Not recorded

Reusability

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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

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31–40

Vocabulary contribution

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Review dates

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2026-10-16

Editorial quality

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)

Source batches

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Individual editorial assessment using the existing v2 factor schema.

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Introductory speakers

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Not recorded

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