Usages of os dois
O Pedro e a Maria têm um filho e uma filha; os dois estão lá fora a jogar bola.
Pedro and Maria have a son and a daughter; both are outside playing ball.
Eu vi os dois no mercado.
I saw both at the market.
Na mercearia, o milho estava mais barato do que as azeitonas, por isso trouxe os dois.
At the grocery store, the corn was cheaper than the olives, so I brought both.
Test yourself: What does os dois mean?
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