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                   (Particles: parallel markers と&や)

Parallel Marker と: A and B

e.g., わたしはリンゴとバナナをたべます。(Watashi wa ringo to banana wo tabemasu.)

     I eat an apple and an banana.

     ひらがなとカタカナはかんたんです。(Hiragana to Katakana wa kantan desu.)

     Hiragana and Katakana are easy.

     わたしとあなたは日本語(にほんご)をべんきょうします。

　　 (Watashi to anata wa eigo wo bennkyou shimasu.)

     I and you study Japanese.

*Some people prefer to replace the second (and the third, if any more) と with “、”, though both of the expressions are natural. This is applicable for other parallel markers, too.

e.g. わたしとやまもとさんとすずきさんは英語(えいご)をべんきょうします。

Parallel Marker や: A and B

e.g., わたしはコーヒーと紅茶(こうちゃ)をかいます。

(Watashi wa coffee to koucha wo kaimasu.)

     I buy coffee and tea.

    きょうかしょとノートはひつようです。(Kyoukasho to no-to wa hitsuyou desu.)

    Textbooks and notebooks are necessary.

Cites from 

https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/parallel-markers-to-ya-and-ka/