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"Las dos" is a form of "las dos", a phrase which is often translated as "two". "Los dos" is a form of "los dos", a pronoun which is often translated as "both". Learn more about the difference between "las dos" and "los dos" below.
las dos(
lahs
dohs
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. two
Tengo una cita con el doctor a las dos, y con este tráfico no sé si voy a llegar.I have a doctor's appointment at two, and with this traffic I'm not sure I'm going to make it.
b. two o'clock
¿No ibas a ir a almorzar con tu papá hoy? Ya son las dos.Weren't you going to have lunch with your dad today? It's already two o'clock.
2. (feminine) (with "two" used as an adjective)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
a. the two
¿Francis Ford Coppola dirigió "El padrino" o "El padrino II"? - El dirigió las dos.Did Francis Ford Coppola direct "The Godfather" or "The Godfather Part II"? - The two were directed by him
b. both
No puedo decidir si pedir la empanada o la arepa, así que voy a pedir las dos.I can't decide whether to get the empanada or the arepa, so I'm going to order both.
los dos(
lohs
dohs
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
a. both (all persons)
¿Sabes si Verónica y Minerva quieren pizza? - Sí, las dos dijeron que sí quieren.Do you know if Veronica and Minerva want pizza? - Yes, both said they do.
Los dos sabemos que eso no es cierto.We both know that's not true.
b. both of us (first person)
En realidad, deberíamos ir los dos a visitarlo.Really, both of us should go to visit him.
c. us (first person)
Una de las dos tiene que hacerlo, o tú o yo.One of us has to do it, either you or I.
d. both of you (second person)
Quiero que los dos salgan a limpiar el jardín ahora mismo.I want both of you to go out and tidy up the garden right now.
e. you (second person)
Tengo una tarea para los dos, vengan aquí.Come over here, I have something for you to do.
f. both of them (third person)
No podía decidir qué camisa comprar, así que compré las dos.I couldn't decide which shirt to buy, so I bought both of them.
g. them (third person)
¿Cuál de los dos te llevó al aeropuerto? ¿Jaime o Mario?Which one of them took you to the airport? Jaime or Mario?
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
