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(POST) Animal sounds in different languages
This list isn’t just the quirky ways different languages imagine animal sounds—it’s a list of onomatopoeic words!
| (LANG-UAGE) | DOG | CAT | ROOS-TER | PIG | DUCK | BEE | OWL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | woof | meow | cock-a-doodle-doo | oink | quack | bzzz | hoo hoo |
| Korean | 왈왈 or 멍멍 | 야옹 | 꼬끼오 | 꿀꿀 | 꽥꽥 | 윙윙 | 부엉 부엉 |
| Arabic | هاو هاو (haw haw) | مياو مياو (meo meo) | كوكو كوكو (koko koko) | خنخنة (khankhanah) | واك واك (wak wak) | ززززز (zzzzz) | نُهام (noham) |
| Chinese | 汪汪 (wāng wāng) | 喵 (miāo) | 喔喔 (ō ō) | 哼哼 (hēng hēng) | 嘎嘎 (gā gā) | 嗡嗡嗡 (wēng wēng wēng) | 咕咕 (gū gū) |
| Czech | haf haf | mňau | kykyryký | chro chro | káč káč | bzz | hú hú |
| French | ouaf | miaou | cocorico | groin-groin | coin-coin | bzzz | hou-hou |
| German | wau wau | miau miau | kikeriki | oink oink | quak quak | summ | hu-huu |
| Greek | γαβ γαβ (gav gav) | νιάου νιάου (niáu niáu) | κικιρίκου (kikiríku) | χρόιν χρόιν (groin-groin) | πα πα (pa pa) | μπζζζ (bzzz) | κουκουβά (kú-kú-wa) |
| Hindi | भौं भौं (bho bho) | म्याऊँ (myaun) | कुकड़ुकू (kukaduku) | ओई ओई (oi oi) | कैं कैं (kain kain) | बर्र (barr) | ऊक ऊक (uk uk) |
| Hun-garian | vau-vau | miáu | kukurikú | röf-röf | háp-háp | zzzz | huhú |
| Indo-nesian | guk guk | meong | kukuruyuk | ngok | kwek | bzz | kukuk / ku ku |
| Italian | bau bau | miao | chicchirichì | oink | qua qua | zzz | — |
| Japan-ese | ワン (wan) | ニャー (nyaa) | コケコッコー (kokekokko) | ブー (buu) | ガーガー (gaagaa) | ブーン (buun) | ホーホー (hoohoo) |
| Polish | hau hau | miau miau | kukuryku | chrum chrum | kwa kwa | bzz | hu hu |
| Portu-guese | au-au | miau | cocoricó | óinc-óinc | quá-quá | bzz | uuh-uuh |
| Russian | гав-гав (gav-gav) | мяу-мяу (mjau-mjau) | кукареку (kukareku) | хрю-хрю (khryu-khryu) | кря-кря (kryа-kryа) | ж-ж-ж (zh-zh-zh) | ух-ху-ху (ooh-hoo-hoo) |
| Spanish | guau | miau | quiquiriquí | grrr | cuac | bzz | uh uh |
| Thai | โฮ่งๆ (hong hong) | เหมียวๆ (meow meow) | เอ้กอี๊เอ้กเอ้ก or กุ๊กๆ (ek ee ek ek or goog goog) | อู๊ดๆ (ood ood) | ก้าบๆ (gaab gaab) | หึ่งๆ (hueng hueng) | ฮู ฮู (hoo hoo) |
| Turkish | hav hav | miyav | ü ürü üü | oink | vak vak | vızz | bubuh / gugguş |
| Ukrain-ian | гав-гав (hav-hav) | м’яв-м’яв (myav-myav) | кукуріку (kukuriku) | хрю-хрю (khryu-khryu) | кря-кря (krya-krya) | бж-бж (bzh-bzh) | пу-гу (pu-gu) |
| Viet-namese | gâu gâu | meo meo | ò ó o | ụt ịt | cạp cạp | zzz | cú cú |
Onomatopoeia is a hoot!
Dogs:
- English: Woof, Ruff, Bow Wow
- French: Ouah, Wouah, Ruff
- Spanish: Guau, Wau, Ruff
- German: Wuff, Wau, Ruff
- Italian: Wan, Wau, Ruff
- Japanese: Wan wan, Wooo
- Korean: Mung mung, Wooo
Cats:
- English: Meow, Meeoow, Purr
- French: Miaou, Meeoou, Rronron
- Spanish: Miau, Meeoou, Rrroon
- German: Miau, Meeoou, Rrroon
- Italian: Miau, Meeoou, Rrroon
- Japanese: Nyaa, Nya nya, Purururu
- Korean: Yaa, Yaa yaa, Ppuru ppuru
Pigs:
- English: Oink, Oink oink, Grunt
- French: Oink, Oink oink, Grun
- Spanish: Oink, Oink oink, Grun
- German: Oink, Oink oink, Grun
- Italian: Oink, Oink oink, Grun
- Japanese: Buta buta, Buta buta buta, Goro goro
- Korean: Neuk neuk, Neuk neuk neuk, Ggur ggur
Birds:
- English: Tweet, Chirp, Squawk
- French: Chirp, Chou, Cacophon
- Spanish: Chirp, Chirp chirp, Cacá
- German: Zirp, Zirp zirp, Krächz
- Italian: Cingu, Cingu cingu, Cacá
- Japanese: Chiriri, Chiriri chiriri, Kakkakkaka
- Korean: Chirir, Chirir chirir, Kkakkkakka
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