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How to Say ‘I'll order two of those for us.’ in German

Ich bestell uns zwei davon.

ikh beh-SHTEL oons tsvy dah-FON

[ikh beh-SHTEL oons tsvy dah-FON]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bestell uns

ikh beh-SHTEL oons

I'll order us

This is casual speech: 'bestell' instead of 'bestelle'. 'Uns' means 'for us'.

Example

Ich bestell uns was zu trinken.

I'll order us something to drink.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bestell

[beh-SHTEL]

order

Colloquial short form of 'bestelle' (I order).

Example

Ich bestell mir eine Pizza.

I'll order myself a pizza.

uns

[oons]

us; to us

Dative form meaning how things are for us.

Example

Uns geht es gut, danke, und euch?

We are doing well, thank you, and you?

zwei davon.

tsvy dah-FON

two of those.

'Zwei' starts with a 'ts' sound: 'tsvai'. Stress the end of 'davon': 'da-FON'.

Example

Ich nehme zwei davon.

I'll take two of those.

Words in this phrase

zwei

[tsvy]

two

Cardinal number meaning two.

Example

Ich habe zwei Termine heute.

I have two appointments today.

davon

[dah-FON]

of that / some of that

Refers back to a specific coffee option already mentioned.

Example

Davon hätte ich gern eine Tasse.

I’d like a cup of that.

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