'When there is hot weather, I make giraffe cookies?

Question

I basically need to know how to say "When there is hot weather, I make giraffe cookies"

The answer I get when I search the words and put them together is "Cuando hay calor, hago jirafa galleta"

Plus, what does hago mean?

I also need to know about the sentence "When there is sunny weather, I walk to the squash farm"

Thanks to everyone who comments!

Answer 1

I basically need to know how to say "When there is hot weather, I make giraffe cookies"

The answer I get when I search the words and put them together is "Cuando hay calor, hago jirafa galleta"

Plus, what does hago mean?

I also need to know about the sentence "When there is sunny weather, I walk to the squash farm"

Thanks to everyone who comments!

Cuando hay calor or cuando hace calor= when it's hot

cuando hay sol or cuando hace sol=when it's sunny

hago is the 1st person, singular (indicative mood) form of the verb hacer which is usually translated as I do, or I make, but as you can see here with (hace sol-it is sunny) that hacer can have other meanings too.

la calabacera=squash
la granja=farm
to walk is probably caminar, pasear, or andar, but I'll leave it to a native to know the right verb for the context of a walk down a country road

those giraffe cookies are probably galletas en forma de jirafa. Spanish isn't quite as stingy with words as English is.

[Imaginative sentences]

Answer 2

My teacher told us to make creative sentences, so I came up with some. One of my other sentences that I finally figured out was about "alligator wrestling". Yes, I do have to admit that now when I look at my sentence, "Where there is hot weather," it doesn't sound the best.

Answer 3

Well I hope you got extra points for creativity. You certainly deserve them.

Answer 4

Ha ha! Thanks!

Answer 5

Quentin has explained the Spanish admirably, but I have to say that the English sounds odd to me. I don't say "when there is hot weather" or "when there is sunny weather." I say "when it is hot (or when the weather is hot)" and "when it is sunny (or when the weather is sunny)."

Again, it would be so helpful to know the native language of posters. Forum owner? Anybody listening'

Answer 6

I forgot to mention that food words are tough to translate. Squash can be calabaza, calabacita, calabacín, etc., depending on the exact plant, the locale, and so on. But I don't think calabacera is the right word. That is usually a person who sells pumpkin/squash.

When it's sunny, I walk to the squash farm
Cuando hay sol, doy un paseo (camino, ando, voy a pie) a la granja de (calabaza).

Answer 7

Again, it would be so helpful to know the native language of posters. Forum owner? Anybody listening?

My guess would have been "Other", but competent in English and learning Spanish.

Answer 8

Again, it would be so helpful to know the native language of posters. Forum owner? Anybody listening?

You only have to click on his name...his native language is English.

And of course, we always listen to you, James, you always ask so nicely....

Answer 9

Yes, clicking on his name here tells me that English is his native language, but often there is nothing listed when I do that (and I was making a general comment, not one specific to this thread). Furthermore, there are various dialects of English, and it would be very helpful to know which variety the person speaks. Also, it would be great if we didn't have to click on anything to see this information, since it very often determines how we reply to posts here. That is, if a person located in the UK asks how to say sabor in English, and Eddy (a Brit) says it is flavour, I don't have to reply and say that the spelling is flavor in the US, since I already know that the person probably wants the British spelling.

I wasn't aiming my comment at you, Heidita, since you are not a list owner (as far as I know). But it is slightly frustrating that the owner(s) doesn't reply to such suggestions and tell us why it can't be or hasn't yet been done. I consider this very important to the usefulness of the forum.

Answer 10

I am curious. I have never heard of 'giraffe cookies' before. I know what a giraffe is, I know what a cookie is. My question is: Is a giraffe cookie a cookie in the shape of a giraffe or is it a specific type of cookie and it is called a 'giraffe cookie' and has nothing to do with giraffes other than it's name'

Answer 11

I am curious. I have never heard of 'giraffe cookies' before. I know what a giraffe is, I know what a cookie is. My question is: Is a giraffe cookie a cookie in the shape of a giraffe or is it a specific type of cookie and it is called a 'giraffe cookie' and has nothing to do with giraffes other than it's name?

Yeah, and what do giraffe cookies have to do with hot weather'