Between, among

Most of you have heard the old joke about knocking on the door of an English academy: ‘If, if. Between, between’ (Si, si. Entre, entre).  We use ‘between’ to talk about interaction or relationship between two things, and we use ‘among’ for three or more.

The package will arrive between 7 and 8. – El paquete llegará entre las 7 y las 8.

The deer were hidden among the trees. – Los ciervos estaban escondidos entre los árboles.

Just between us, I don’t like it. – Entre nosotros, no me gusta.