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"Veintidós" is an adjective which is often translated as "twenty-two", and "a las dos" is a phrase which is often translated as "at two". Learn more about the difference between "veintidós" and "a las dos" below.
veintidós(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. twenty-two
Veintidós personas se han apuntado a la excursión.Twenty-two people have signed up for the trip.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
b. twenty-second (in dates)
Me voy de vacaciones el veintidós de septiembre.I'm going on vacation the twenty-second of September.
a las dos(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. at two
La gente en España suele almorzar a las dos o a las tres.People in Spain have lunch at two or three.
b. at two o'clock
Su tren sale a las dos del andén número 12.Your train leaves from platform 12 at two o'clock.
