In German
zwei
Meaning: 2 (two)
Example sentences
IchhabezweiKatzen.
I have two cats.
EsistzweiUhr.
It's two o'clock.
ZweiKaffee,bitte.
Two coffees, please.
Grammar note
“Zwei” doesn't take an article in counting, and the noun after it stays plural in form: “zwei Katzen”. In phone numbers and on the radio, Germans often say “zwo” to avoid confusion with “drei”.
Common mistake
“Zwo” is a clarity form for phones and radio, not a normal word in everyday speech.
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Why do Germans say “zwo” on the phone?
To avoid mistaking “zwei” for “drei” (three) over a bad line.
How do you say “both”?
“Beide”, as in “beide Katzen” (both cats).