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Pon el altavoz.

Put it on speaker.

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MEANING & CONTEXT

The words, and when to use them

“Pon el altavoz.” means “Put it on speaker.” in Mexican Spanish. Use this with someone you address as tú to ask them to turn on speakerphone.

Situation: Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp

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

In a conversation

Pon el altavoz para que todos escuchemos.
Put it on speaker so we can all hear.

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Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp Keeping a Conversation Going Conversation

Difficulty

Poquito’s learning difficulty bands reflect length, vocabulary, grammar and idiom. These are editorial estimates, not CEFR levels.

Easy

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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 6 points: 3 spoken Spanish words.
Vocabulary 4 points: Editorial estimate of the vocabulary needed for this situation.
Grammar 9 points: Editorial estimate based on the verb forms, pronouns and sentence structure.
Idiom 0 points: Direct meaning in the named situation.
Reuse 0 points: 0 word families appear in at least four earlier cards.

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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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Make a request

Situations

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Calls, Texts, and WhatsApp

Gender forms

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neutral

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Not recorded

Learning collections

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Core

Vocabulary families

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poner altavoz

Vocabulary familiarity

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Everyday

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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21–30

Vocabulary contribution

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

1–3

Review dates

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2026-11-11

Editorial quality

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)

Source batches

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Not recorded

Review methods

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Individual editorial review for Mexican Spanish, with difficulty and usefulness estimates.

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Introductory speakers

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Not recorded

Length difficulty factor