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Who told you?

¿Quién te lo dijo?

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“¿Quién te lo dijo?” means “Who told you?” in Mexican Spanish. Lo refers to the information or statement, so it does not need a feminine alternative. Existing useful irregular-past question.

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

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Moderate
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Normal

Conversation builder

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Yes

Situation specific

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No

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Why this difficulty rating?

Length 9 points
4 spoken words; gender alternatives count once.
Vocabulary 3 points
Editorial vocabulary load, using a basic-word list and frequency within this deck.
Grammar 26 points
Irregular past-tense verb with indirect and direct object pronouns.
Idiom 0 points
Meaning is largely direct.
Reuse 0 points
0 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
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Not recorded
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dijo
Vocabulary familiarity

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Not recorded
Reusability

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4
Coverage gap value

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1
Ambiguity risk

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2
Confusion risk

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2
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4–6
Usefulness score

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3
Difficulty score

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41–50
Vocabulary contribution

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1–3
Review dates

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2026-10-12
Editorial quality

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)
Source batches

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Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap
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2
Introductory speakers

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Not recorded
Length difficulty factor

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9
Vocabulary difficulty factor

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3
Grammar difficulty factor

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26
Idiom difficulty factor

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0
Reuse difficulty factor

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0
Unique Vocabulary Families

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dijo
New Families Vs Baseline

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dijo
New Vocabulary Vs Baseline

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1–3
Pronunciation Included

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No
Full phrase data and editorial notes

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Usefulness
Normal
Situation Specific
No
Conversation Builder
Yes
Difficulty › Version
2
Difficulty › Score
43
Difficulty › Level
Moderate
Difficulty › Word Count
4
Difficulty › Factors › Length › Points
9
Difficulty › Factors › Length › Note
4 spoken words; gender alternatives count once.
Difficulty › Factors › Vocabulary › Points
3
Difficulty › Factors › Vocabulary › Note
Editorial vocabulary load, using a basic-word list and frequency within this deck.
Difficulty › Factors › Grammar › Points
26
Difficulty › Factors › Grammar › Note
Irregular past-tense verb with indirect and direct object pronouns.
Difficulty › Factors › Idiom › Points
0
Difficulty › Factors › Idiom › Note
Meaning is largely direct.
Difficulty › Factors › Reuse › Points
0
Difficulty › Factors › Reuse › Note
0 content-word families appear in at least four cards; familiarity reduces the score.
Editorial Metrics › Usefulness Score
3
Editorial Metrics › Reusability
4
Editorial Metrics › Conversation Role
Ask a question
Editorial Metrics › Gap Value
1
Editorial Metrics › Register
Tú
Editorial Metrics › Ambiguity Risk
2
Editorial Metrics › Confusion Risk
2
Editorial Metrics › Quality
Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)
Editorial Metrics › Review Note
Lo refers to the information or statement, so no feminine alternative is needed. Difficulty and other scores are editorial estimates.
Editorial Metrics › Method
Editorial rules: templates, topic/role density, context dependence, and same-topic word-family overlap
Editorial Metrics › Vocabulary Families
dijo
Editorial Metrics › Unique Vocabulary Families
dijo
Editorial Metrics › Vocabulary Contribution
1
Editorial Metrics › New Families Vs Baseline
dijo
Editorial Metrics › New Vocabulary Vs Baseline
1
Editorial Metrics › Reviewed On
2026-10-12
Editorial Metrics › Pronunciation Included
No
Gender
neutral
Gender Applies To
Not recorded
Usage Note
Lo refers to the information or statement, so it does not need a feminine alternative. Existing useful irregular-past question.
History Key
["Conversation","Who told you?"]
Phrase Id
legacy-a030e9cc655f5a4f72a8544fd77e792e5e29249c1c41678f4f51531b74af735c
Topics
Keeping a Conversation Going
Source Batch › Entry
Not recorded
Source Batch › Source
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