En este episodio aprenderás a usar la palabra apenas, que aunque es cortita, ¡tiene mucho poder en el español del día a día!

Veremos sus tres significados principales:

Hace poco tiempo (just)
Solo o escasamente (barely / hardly)
En cuanto (as soon as)

Te daré ejemplos claros, un texto para practicar la comprensión auditiva, y un mini-reto al final: crear tus propias frases usando “apenas”. 🎯

Palabras para Llevar

Palabra del día: apenas

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真正聪明的将军，不是那种要打完仗才能赢的人（就算所有人都说他厉害），也不是那种只能看到肯定会赢的人。
这就像：
能拿起一根很轻的羽毛，不能说力气大。
能看见太阳和月亮，不能说眼睛好。
能听见打雷的声音，不能说耳朵好。
所以，那些很会打仗的将军，他们赢，是因为打败了本来就容易打败的敌人。他们的胜利看起来很简单，没有特别厉害的名声。为什么呢？因为他们只在有把握赢的时候才打仗。他们先让自己变得很强，不会输，然后才找机会去打敌人。不会打仗的将军呢？他们是先冲上去打，然后希望能在打的过程中找到赢的办法。真正会打仗的人，会管理好国家，遵守规则，这样他们才能控制战争的输赢。

《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》12

Ice cream is a global delight! It isn't just a cool dessert but even has a cool history and vibrant life in different parts of the world. 

Tune in to get nerdy about ice cream, and share in the comments your favorite flavor!

5-minute English Tea Time

ep12. Seriously Cool Ice Cream Facts 

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about some Portuguese expressions. If you feel like, you can skip directly to the portuguese part at one minute and thirty five seconds.
And you also can check up the episode description in this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fzs4cCUe7EhebY3COrDVRbtuBwX541Q8S3pPI4cY7-4/edit?usp=sharing
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Portuguese Drops 

Portuguese expressions

I interview my friend Sofie and she shares some tips for learning strategies and improving your accent. This is the second half of our conversation. Please check out the first half as well (English Advice from a Pro - Part One).

In the second half of the episode (starting at 16:24), I explain the following phrases:

to make up ground (appears at 5:45)
at the end of the day (appears at 7:22)
to pick up (appears at 14:05)

Brentoni's English Podcast

012 - English Advice from a Pro (Part Two)

Tune in this week to learn about idioms and phrases in English. You'll learn how to use Suffice (it) to Say, To Be on the Receiving End, and Pass the Buck.

This episode is part two of “How to Answer Difficult Questions in a Meeting.” Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. And as always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published April 13, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

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Express to Impress

English Idioms in Use

In this episode, I’ll show you how to say “the parking lot is full” and “the parking space is taken” in Portuguese. Don’t miss it! It’s a quick way to grow your vocabulary! ✨

Everyday Portuguese 

Episódio 5 - Don’t confuse “parking lot” with “parking space” in Portuguese!

The cult Russian phrases that were said by Russian politics. And lots of Russians want to hear this again.
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Обнимаю, Yaroslava 

Russian Daily with Yaroslava

Ep5 Я устал, я ухожу (Russian politics entered the chat)

Christmas Hampers (with transcript)

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