a ler e a escrever

to read and write

→ a
phrase Rare #41,756
to read and write Used when talking about learning or teaching basic literacy. The preposition a is repeated before both infinitives.
PO: Meu filho está aprendendo a ler e a escrever.
EN: My son is learning to read and write.

Pois Salvador pode te ensinar a ler e a escrever.

For Salvador can teach you to read and write.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

O garoto está aprendendo a ler e a escrever.

The boy is learning to read and write.

Ela ensina a ler e a escrever.

She teaches reading and writing.

Estão começando a ler e a escrever.

They are beginning to read and write.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)