Usage examples of "zwei" in German with translation to English

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Ich war zwei Mal in Paris. I've been to Paris twice.

Ich war zwei Mal in Kyoto. I've been to Kyoto twice.

Ich bin zwei Mal in London gewesen. I have been to London twice.

Sein Vater isst dort zwei Mal pro Woche. His father eats there twice a week.

Er hat den gleichen Fehler zwei Mal gemacht. He has made the same mistake twice.

Dieses Land ist ungefähr zwei Mal so groß wie Japan. That country is about twice as large as Japan.

Er hat zwei Mal geheiratet und hatte mehr als zwanzig Kinder. He married twice and had more than 20 children.

Da er es schon zwei Mal nicht geschafft hatte, wollte William es nicht noch einmal versuchen. Having failed twice, William didn't want to try again.

Er hat zwei linke Hände His fingers are all thumbs

Eine Witwe hatte zwei Töchter. A widow had three daughters.

Schneide ihn in zwei Teile. Cut it in half.

Lektion zwei ist sehr leicht. The second lesson is very simple.

Belgrad hat etwa zwei Millionen Einwohner. Belgrade has about 2 million inhabitants.

Das Gericht Nummer zwei enthält Fleisch. The second portion contains meat.

Er geht alle zwei Tage angeln. He goes fishing every other day.

Sie brachte Zwillinge zur Welt, zwei Mädchen. She gave birth to twin girls.

Man kann nicht auf zwei Hochzeiten tanzen. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Sie liegt schon zwei Monate im Krankenhaus. She has been hospitalized for 2 months already.

Tom zeriss das Papier in zwei Hälften. Tom tore the paper in half.

Ich gehe alle zwei Tage ins Restaurant. I go to the restaurant every 2 days.

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