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Question:

Queda muy ________ arroz, no podemos hacer la paella.

Answer: poca

I understand the explanation of when to use poco/poca/pocas/pocos but I don't understand why in this circumstance it is feminine, because I thought arroz is masculine. Is 'arroz' actually feminine, or is it because 'la paella' is feminine? 

when would you use soler (imperfect) + verb  rather than the actual imperfect of the verb? For example why in the first example above wouldnt you say

yo cantaba

instead of Yo solía cantar

"Hurry, Run!"  Can I interpret "Hurry" as Command, too? If so, none of the options is appropriate. 

Hola,

How does the meaning change when es que is preceded by si?    For example:

Si es que no podía ni hablar.

Hello!  I always get mixed up on when to use unos vs algunos vs varios.  Can you either give a super-quick review or point me to a resource that contrasts these forms?  Thanks so much!

I would have thought that A had similar structure to B, as in action#1 was interrupted by action#2:

A: Te ________ hasta que me aburrí y me fui.

I was waiting for you until I got bored and left

B: Ella estaba lavándose el pelo cuando él llegó.

She was washing her hair when he arrived.

But the answer to A was “estuve esperando” not “estaba esperando.”

Does it mean that in B the woman didn’t stop washing her hair even the man arrived, but in A the waiting totally completed?

"La" is only used as the feminine for a direct object, correct? So in this example from the lesson the first "her" (se) is the indirect object of "dar" but the the second "her" is a direct object of "ver"? 

Se lo daré cuando la vea.

I will give it to her when I see her.

If the second "her" were an indirect object, it would be "le", right? For example, is this correct?

Se lo daré cuando le hable.
I will give it to her when I talk to her.

Thank you!

could you, please, explain why " mi corazón me iba a explotar/estalar" is not valid? I' ve always had a problem with this kind of expression. 

Saludos

Ελισάβετ

In the A0 lesson "Expressing dates in Spanish" the definite article is used: "El 7 de febrero de 1986", but in this lesson it isn't: "Hoy es 25 de septiembre". Is the definite article only used when the date isn't preceded by "ser"?