Cómo usar "both" y "and" en inglés para conectar elementos

Clase 9 de 25 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Pronombres y Cláusulas Relativas

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¿Cómo usar "both" y "and" en inglés de manera efectiva?

Aprender a utilizar "both" y "and" en inglés no solo mejorará tu fluidez, sino que también hará que tus conversaciones sean más claras y precisas. Estas palabras se utilizan para expresar ideas que van juntas, estableciendo conexiones explícitas entre ellas. Aquí descubrirás cómo se utilizan en diversos contextos, aumentando tu confianza para aplicarlas en tus intercambios diarios.

¿Qué significa "both" y "and"?

Usamos both y and para unir dos elementos relacionados. Pueden ser características, personas, lugares u objetos. Por ejemplo, en la frase "I speak both English and Spanish", se destaca que se tienen ambos idiomas. Este tipo de estructura enfatiza la relación entre las dos partes, haciendo la declaración más rica en contenido.

¿Cómo aplicar la "fórmula mágica"?

La estructura para utilizar estos términos es sencilla. Básicamente sigue este formato:

Both (ambos)
Primer elemento
And (y)
Segundo elemento

Ejemplos de esta fórmula incluyen:

"She is both smart and beautiful" (Ella es tanto inteligente como hermosa).
"I love both playing the guitar and watching TV" (Me encanta tanto tocar la guitarra como ver televisión).

Esta fórmula puede colocarse al inicio, en medio o al final de una oración. Lo fundamental es que mantenga su estructura de cuatro partes.

¿Cuál es el uso práctico de "both" y "and"?

Estos conectores son útiles en numerosos contextos cotidianos, como:

Hablar sobre viajes: "I have traveled to both Europe and America".
Expresar gustos culinarios: "I love both vanilla and chocolate for my ice cream".
Compartir datos personales: "Both my siblings and parents live in Colombia".

Considere estos ejemplos como prácticas que aumentan la precisión y elegancia de tus declaraciones en inglés.

¿Por qué es importante practicar y compartir tu progreso?

La práctica es clave para internalizar el uso de both y and. Intenta crear tus propias oraciones. La colaboración y la interacción con otros estudiantes, por ejemplo, en la sección de comentarios o en redes sociales como Twitter usando #PlatziEnglishAcademy, te permitirá ver cómo otros aplican estas reglas y aprender de sus enfoques.

Continúa explorando y experimentando con estos conectores para expandir no solo tu vocabulario, sino tu habilidad comunicativa en inglés. ¡Sigue adelante y comparte tus logros!

Salomon Chambi

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I've visited both Chile and Brasil.
My favorite ice cream flavors are both lucuma and mango.
Both my siblings and parents live in Perú.
My hobbies are both drawing and inline skating.

P.S. It's not correct to say "both is good" like in the gif below, the correct way is both are good because they are talking about two different things, even though it's a good meme.

Brandon Saúl Roldán Morales

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I never heard the flavor Lucuma

Jenniffer Tatiana Duque Zamora

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I had never tasted the Lucuma flavor

Juan Domínguez

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CONVERSATION A: I like to travel B: Really? How many countries have you been? A: I've visited both Colombia and Peru. B: Oh nice! I went to Colombia Last year. A: Perfect! let's eat an ice cream B: Great idea... I'd like to taste a different flavor A: Me too, But I prefer Strawberry B: mmmm I prefer both strawberry and mago - raspberry A: Mango? I had never heard about it. B: I's delicious...

Adriana Jose Castellano Rivero

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I love both arepa and bread.

Daniel Buitrago

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Me tooo <3

Angel Kenai Reséndiz Rodríguez

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-I have visited... I have not visited any country 😞 -My favorite of ice cream are both cheese with blackberries and oreo. -Both parents live in Mexico, and my only brother too. -I like both cooking and reading manga.

Gabriel Obregón

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SUMMARY Use two words to talk about elements that go together. In this class we learn how to apply these two words into regular conversations. We want to connect these words somehow to make the relation between them very explicit. The magic formula is: BOTH + element 1 + AND + element 2. Element 1 or 2 could be a characteristic, place, foot , person and anything. Example 1: I speak both English and Spanish. Example 2 : She is both smart and beautiful. This organization is always the same. We have four different parts in the sentence. Example 3: Both Jane and Susan are nice. Starting with BOTH. We keep the same structure too. It means that regardless where the structure is located in the sentence. It always has those four elements. These words could be pretty much anything (characteristic, people, things, animals, etc). MY EXAMPLES: Both Chile and Uruguay were visited by me. Both ice cream flavors lemon and chocolate are the perfect combination. All my direct family live in my country , both siblings and parents. Both learning new things and listening to music are hobbies that I like to do simultaneously.

Reinaldo Gutierrez

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I have been to both London and Paris I have traveled by both plane and train I like both chocolate and pistachio Both my sister and my niece live with me Like both running and reading

Fernando Galdós

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I speak both English and Spanish
My oldest daughter is both Smart and Talent
Both Arianna and Macarena are very smart
I like both Vanilla and Chocolate ice cream
I love both play the guitar and watching TV.

Ángel Guillermo Martínez Bravo

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In your last sentence I think is playing the guitar, like Jhon said it in his example

David Carrillo Castillo

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My favorite ice cream flavors are both Chocolate and Oreo.

In this sentence, why is "favorite" and no "favorites"?

Dani Landa

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Favorite is used as an adjective in that sentence. Adjectives don’t go plural in English like they do in Spanish.

I have one red car I have two red cars

I have one favorite teacher I have two favorite teachers

Daniel Valencia Serna

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So would it be wrong to say?: she is smart and beautiful

Gaston Blanco

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I visited both España and Japan. My favorite ice cream flavors are both chocolaty and cream. My hobbies are both archering and watch anime

Yenisey Almeida torres

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I've visited both Venezuela and Colombia. I've two ice cream flavors both chocolate and maracuja

Jhon Carvajal

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Hi Yenisey! You can say: I like both ice cream flavors: chocolate and maracuyá (passion fruit)

Diana Aguilar

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EXERCISES:

Both Mexico and Argentina are countries that I have visited.
I love both soursop fruit and passion fruit ice cream flavours.
Both my siblings and parents live in Bogotá.
I like both crochet and draw digitally.

Paula Mateus

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I've visited both cities Santa marta and Armenia both are my favorite flavor of ice cream Mango and Cookies and cream I like play both Soccer and Basketball Both are living with me my brother and mother

Paola Mosquera

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I lived in North American countries, both Canada and the United States.
I ate two scoops of ice cream, both Coffee and Chocolate
Both my parents and my siblings live in Colombia
I love both roller skating and swimming

Wilmer Leonel Arteaga Gaitán

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That car is, both expensive and fast.
Both Edwin and Amanda are from Cali.
Both Ecuador and Colombia have the same colors in their flag.

María Magdalena Anell Moreno

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*I visited Paris and Milan the same year.

*My favorite ice creams are both chocolate and pistachio.

*both my mom and sister live in cdmx.

*both draw and sing are my favorite hobbies .

Sindy Barragán

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I have visited both United States and Spain

I like both vanilla and arequipe ice cream flavors

Both my sisters and my parents live in Bogotá

I love both reading books and watching movies

emilianomeneses4628

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emilianomeneses4628

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both// ambos, and//y

Luis Mariano Loaiza Martínez

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Two countries you have visited

I have visited both Mexico and Spain.
Last year, I traveled to both Argentina and Brazil.

Your favorite ice cream flavors

My favorite ice cream flavors are both chocolate and strawberry.
I enjoy eating both vanilla and cookies & cream.

Where your siblings/parents live

My parents live in both Bogotá and Medellín.
My siblings live in both Miami and New York.

Your hobbies

My hobbies are both playing soccer and reading books.
I like both painting and listening to music.