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I am confused by the second sentence of this short paragraph. Why is the article "el" needed (required) before the color names?

Pati Ecuamiga

Just took the weekly quiz on 'El futbolin' and got everything right just by using my instinct and what sounded right to my ear. And, though I had read and kwizzed this lesson before, it is a very different matter to use that knowledge without being able to scroll up and read the explanation as needed. 

So, thank you for this lesson which explains clearly the difference between muy and mucho. Another review was very helpful. 

Is there a reason lucir (lucí), relucir, etc. don´t follow this rule?   

What an explosion of vocabulary! Does the average hispanohablante use such an extensive vocab? Really good audio. thanks again, I enjoy every one of them . . .

> My boyfriend is always asking me to be patient with him.

Translating this into the English subjunctive would be “My boyfriend is always asking that I be patient with him.” And that keeps the “que=that” part of things too!

Si mue gusta. Cuando era niña comi toda las gaetas del mundo 

A sentence in the quiz for this lesson says, "Me ofrecieron trabajo...." Should be "Me ofrecieron un trabajo."

"de joven" and "cuando eran jóvenes" are both used for "when you were young".  When should "de" be used and when should "cuando era/eran/eras" be used? Thanks. 

Hola, 

Are there particular differences in using estar por vs pensar in expressing intention to do something?

'Estoy por comer helado.'

'Pienso comer helado.'

Gracias