How to Say "Two" in Greek - How To Say Guide

δύο

dýo/ˈði.o/

The English word "two" is translated into Greek as δύο (dýo).

δύο is used as the cardinal number 2 to count items or indicate quantities.

Meaning: cardinal number 2 (num)

How does it change in a sentence?

When used as a cardinal number, δύο is invariant, meaning it does not change based on the gender or the grammatical case of the nouns it describes.

The pronunciation is /ˈði.o/. It has two syllables, and the stress is on the first syllable.

Ancient Greek philosophy often linked the number δύο to the 'Dyad', a principle representing divergence and division as opposed to the unity of the 'Monad'.
The letter δ in δύο is not pronounced as a hard 'd', but as a voiced dental fricative, which sounds more like a soft 'th' in the English word 'this'.
The Greek word δύο shares the same prehistoric root as the English 'two' and the Latin 'duo', descending from the Proto-Indo-European word *duwó.

Ο Τζον έχει δύο γιούς.
John has two sons.
This sentence shows how to use δύο to express quantity regarding people.
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Είναι δύο παρά τέταρτο.
It's a quarter to two.
This sentence demonstrates the use of δύο when telling time.
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Ένα και ένα κάνουν δύο.
One and one is two.
This sentence shows the use of δύο in a basic mathematical context.
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Έχω δύο βιβλία.
I have two books.
Φυσικά, έφερα δυο.
Of course, I brought two.
Ένα, δυο, τρία, τέσσερα…
One, two, three, four…
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At a café in Athens.

Κυριακή Kyriaki

Θέλεις δύο καφέ;
Theleis dyo kafe;
Do you want two coffees?
Κώστας Kostas

Όχι, μόνο έναν, ευχαριστώ.
Ochi, mono enan, efcharisto.
No, just one, thank you.
Κυριακή Kyriaki

Εντάξει, θα παραγγείλω δύο τσάγια για εμάς.
Entaxei, tha parangeilo dyo tsayia gia emas.
Okay, I will order two teas for us.
Κώστας Kostas

Ευχαριστώ πολύ, Κυριακή.
Efcharisto poli, Kyriaki.
Thank you very much, Kyriaki.

Sources

Wiktionary, “two” translations and entries δύο, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries δύο, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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