Mám dva žetony.

Mám is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb mít, which means to have.

So:

• mám = I have
• infinitive: mít = to have

The ending -ám tells you the subject is I, which is why Czech often does not need the pronoun já.

Czech often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So:

• Mám dva žetony. = I have two tokens.
• Já mám dva žetony. also means I have two tokens, but já adds emphasis or contrast.

A native speaker would usually say Mám dva žetony unless they specifically want to stress I.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• Mám dva žetony. = neutral, ordinary
• Já mám dva žetony. = more emphatic

You might use já if you are contrasting yourself with someone else:

• Já mám dva žetony, ale on má jen jeden.
  • I have two tokens, but he only has one.

So the version without já is usually the default.

Because žeton is a masculine noun.

In Czech, two changes depending on grammatical gender:

• dva for masculine
• dvě for feminine and neuter

Since žeton is masculine, you say:

• dva žetony

Compare:

• dva stoly = two tables
• dvě knihy = two books
• dvě auta = two cars

So this is about grammatical gender, not natural gender.

Because after two, Czech uses a plural noun.

So:

• jeden žeton = one token
• dva žetony = two tokens

You cannot say dva žeton here.

With 2, 3, 4, Czech typically uses the noun in a plural form. In this sentence, that form is žetony.

Because after dva, Czech uses a different pattern than after five or more.

• dva žetony = two tokens
• tři žetony = three tokens
• čtyři žetony = four tokens
• pět žetonů = five tokens

So žetony is the normal form after 2, 3, 4, while žetonů appears after 5+.

This is a very common Czech number pattern, and English speakers often need time to get used to it.

It is the accusative, because it is the direct object of mám.

You are having something, so that thing is the object:

• Mám co? → dva žetony

However, for a masculine inanimate noun like žeton, the accusative plural looks the same as the nominative plural:

• nominative plural: žetony
• accusative plural: žetony

So even though the form looks like nominative, the function in the sentence is accusative.

Because žeton is a masculine inanimate hard-stem noun, and its plural form here is žetony.

A very common pattern is:

• singular: žeton
• plural: žetony

Other similar nouns behave the same way:

• stůl → stoly
• telefon → telefony

So the -y is a normal plural ending for this noun type.

No, Czech word order is more flexible than English word order.

Mám dva žetony is a very natural, neutral way to say it.

But you could also hear:

• Dva žetony mám.
  This puts more emphasis on two tokens.
• Žetony mám dva.
  This can sound contrastive, like As for tokens, I have two.

Even though the order can change, Mám dva žetony is the safest and most neutral version for learners.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Mám ≈ maam
  The á is a long vowel, so hold it a bit longer.
• dva ≈ dvah
• žetony ≈ zheh-toh-nih

A few useful points:

• ž sounds like the s in measure
• Czech stress usually falls on the first syllable of each word:
  • MÁM
  • DVA
  • ŽEtony

So the sentence sounds roughly like:

MAAM DVA ZHEH-toh-nih

The accent mark in á shows that the vowel is long.

So:

• a = short
• á = long

In Czech, vowel length matters and can change how a word sounds, so it is important to pronounce mám with a longer a sound.

Because Czech does not use articles like English does.

So:

• Mám dva žetony can mean I have two tokens or I have the two tokens, depending on context.

Czech relies on context, word order, and the situation rather than separate words like a or the.