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Grammar · Chapter 39

俩: the two of

我们俩 · 他俩 = 两个人

俩 is 两个 squeezed into one syllable: “the two of”. So no 个 after it: 我们俩, not 我们俩个. It usually follows 我们, 你们, 他们 or 咱: 咱俩, “you and me”.

Examples

  • 他俩是朋友。 Tā liǎ shì péngyou. The two of them are friends.
  • 咱俩一起走。 Zán liǎ yìqǐ zǒu. Let's go together, you and me.
  • 我们俩都是学生。 Wǒmen liǎ dōu shì xuésheng. We're both students.

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