Lesson 39: Either / Neither / Both
Either / Neither / Both – Agreeing and Disagreeing
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Lesson 39: either / neither / both – Agree or Disagree Naturally
Lección 39: either / neither / both – Acordar o discrepar de forma natural
Hi! Welcome to Lesson 39 from LingTrio!
Hola, bienvenidos a la lección 39 de LingTrio !
Today, we’re going to learn how to agree or disagree in a natural way using three simple words:
Hoy vamos a aprender a expresar acuerdo o desacuerdo de manera natural con tres palabras sencillas:
either, neither, and both
either, neither y both
Let's Learn Them One by One!
Veámoslas una por una:
BOTH – Two Together
BOTH – Ambos, ambas
Meaning: two things/people together
Significado: dos cosas o personas juntas
Examples:
Ejemplos:
Both cats are sleeping.
Ambos gatos están durmiendo.
Both of my brothers live in Paris.
Mis dos hermanos viven en París.
I like both ice cream and cake.
Me gusta tanto el helado como el pastel.
When do we use "both" and when "both of"?
¿Cuándo usar «both» y cuándo «both of»?
Use "both of" when the noun has:
Usamos «both of» cuando el sustantivo lleva:
an article (the),
un artículo (el, la, los),
a possessive adjective (my, your, their),
un adjetivo posesivo (mi, tu, su),
a demonstrative adjective (these, those),
un adjetivo demostrativo (estos, esos),
or when you use a pronoun (us, them, you).
o cuando se usa un pronombre (nosotros, ellos, ustedes).
Examples:
Ejemplos:
Both of the cats are sleeping.
Ambos de los gatos están durmiendo.
Both of my friends live in London.
Ambos de mis amigos viven en Londres.
Both of these books are interesting.
Ambos de estos libros son interesantes.
I invited both of them to the party.
Invité a ambos a la fiesta.
EITHER – One or the Other
EITHER – Uno u otro
Meaning: one of the two choices
Significado: una de las dos opciones
Structure:
Estructura:
Either + noun
Either + sustantivo
Either of + the/my/these/your + noun/pronoun
Either of + el/mi/estos/tu + sustantivo/pronombre
Examples:
Ejemplos:
You can take either bus.
Puedes tomar cualquiera de los dos autobuses.
Meaning: You can choose one bus or the other.
Significado: puedes elegir un autobús o el otro.
Both options are available, but you choose only one.
Ambas opciones están disponibles, pero se elige solo una.
You don't take both buses — you choose one of them.
No se toman ambos autobuses — se elige uno.
Either of these keys will open the door.
Cualquiera de estas llaves abrirá la puerta.
I don’t like either option. (I like none of them.)
No me gusta ninguna de las dos opciones.
NEITHER – Not This and Not That
NEITHER – Ni uno ni otro
Meaning: not one and not the other
Significado: ninguno de los dos
Structure:
Estructura:
Neither + noun
Neither + sustantivo
Neither of + the/my/these/your + noun/pronoun
Neither of + el/mi/estos/tu + sustantivo/pronombre
Examples:
Ejemplos:
Neither restaurant is open now.
Ninguno de los dos restaurantes está abierto ahora.
Neither of my parents speaks French.
Ninguno de mis padres habla francés.
I like neither coffee nor tea. (I don't like coffee and I don't like tea.)
No me gusta ni el café ni el té.
What is "Nor"?
¿Qué es «nor»?
"Nor" is used to connect two negative ideas.
«Nor» se usa para unir dos ideas negativas.
It means "not this and not that."
Significa «ni esto ni aquello».
How do we use "nor"?
¿Cómo usamos «nor»?
After a negative sentence (usually with neither)
Después de una frase negativa (normalmente con neither)
To continue a negative idea without repeating "not"
Para continuar una idea negativa sin repetir «no»
1. Neither...nor... (Most common)
1. Neither...nor... (lo más común)
Neither my mother nor my father speaks Spanish. (= My mother does not speak Spanish. My father does not speak Spanish.)
Ni mi madre ni mi padre hablan español.
She neither sings nor dances.
Ella ni canta ni baila.
2. Nor at the beginning (formal)
2. Nor al principio (estilo formal)
I don’t like pizza. Nor do I like hamburgers. (= I don't like pizza. I also don't like hamburgers.)
No me gusta la pizza. Tampoco me gustan las hamburguesas.
Use "neither" when both options are negative.
Usa «neither» cuando ambas opciones son negativas.
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