How to say 'both of them' in Russian - comparisons
How do I say 'both of them'?
eg Both of them are towns - они оба города?
- Both of them welcome tourism - они оба привлекают туризм?
- both of them are more expensive than other towns - они оба дороже, чем другие города в стране?

Thanks so much for your help!

Question

How to say 'both of them' in Russian -  comparisons
How do I say 'both of them'?
eg Both of them are towns - они оба города?
- Both of them welcome tourism - они оба привлекают туризм?
- both of them are more expensive than other towns - они оба дороже, чем другие города в стране?

Thanks so much for your help!

Answer

И тот, и другой - города. В обоих процветает туризм. Жизнь в обоих дороже, чем в других городах страны.

You can't construct the first sentence with "оба".

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Оба они - города.
Оба привлекают туристов.
И жизнь в них дороже, чем в любых других.

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Well, the translation both = оба is correct. However we can't translate just word by word as in English. For example, sentence 2. "В обоих городах процветает туризм". Or "Оба города привлекают большое кол-во туристов. So, just be careful with structure and other words, besides "оба".

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