dos cincuenta
/dos θinkwenta/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "two fifty" is said as dos cincuenta.
This phrase can be used to express the time (2:50) or to state a price (two dollars and fifty cents). To state a specific amount of 250 dollars, you would use doscientos cincuenta dólares.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some parts of Argentina, people might say dos cincuenta mangos to refer to two fifty pesos. In Spain, you may hear dos cincuenta pavos to mean two fifty euros.
How do you pronounce it?
/dos θinkwenta/
Did you know?
- In Spain, you might hear the phrase dos cincuenta pavos to refer to money, where pavos literally means 'turkeys'.
- In Argentina, people use the word mangos in the phrase dos cincuenta mangos, which literally translates to 'two fifty mangoes'.
- While dos cincuenta describes the time 2:50, speakers in many regions prefer to think of it as a subtraction problem, saying las tres menos diez or 'three minus ten'.
Examples in context
- El café cuesta dos cincuenta.The coffee costs two fifty.
- Son las dos cincuenta de la tarde.It is two fifty in the afternoon.
- El total es de dos cincuenta.The total is two fifty.
Example conversation
Alejandro is buying a coffee from Sofía.
- AlejandroHola, ¿cuánto cuesta el café?Hello, how much is the coffee?
- SofíaHola, son dos cincuenta.Hello, it is two fifty.
- AlejandroPerfecto, aquí tienes el dinero.Perfect, here is the money.
- SofíaGracias, Alejandro.Thank you, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
