Sounds of Animals Around the World

[DrJavaJoe]

I recall some very interesting a fun conversations with some Asian friends of mine about animals sounds in there language. It's not just the spelling but the interpretation of the sound. I won't even try to duplicate them here but ask what animal sounds have you heard from different languages. These are the Amerian version which seem to vary the most from language to language.

Roosters - cock-a-doodle-doo
Owls - hoo
Turkey - gobble gobble
Frogs - ribbet




Two strings walk into a bar. The first string says to the bartender: 'Bartender, I'll have a beer. u.5n$x5t?*&4ru!2[sACC~ErJ'. The second string says: 'Pardon my friend, he isn't NULL terminated'.

 

[sleipnir214]

I recall a German-language children's book that described a dog's bark as "wau-wau" (in English: "vow-vow"), and a rooster as "ki-kri-ki" ("kee-kree-kee").


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[SantaMufasa]

...dog's bark...in English: "vow-vow"

If I heard a dog say, "vow-vow" in the English-speaking world, I'd be certain that it had either a deviated septum or a cleft palate. What part of the English world do dogs say "vow-vow" instead of the typical "bow-wow"?


BTW, in Korea, dogs say, "Mung, Mung".

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[lgarner]

I think "vow-vow" is describing the English pronunciation of "wau-wau", not the English spelling of a dog's bark.

 

[tsdragon]

I've seen the German "wau-wau" too. It's not just animal sounds, but any kind of sounds. In German as sneeze sounds like "hatschii" (pronounced hot-SHEE).


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[DrJavaJoe]

Instead of cock-a-doodle-doo for the Rooster Filipinos say something that sounds to me like: TalkToRaul
and for the frog it sounds to me like cuh-cock instead of ribbet, which makes since different species of frogs sound considerably different.




Two strings walk into a bar. The first string says to the bartender: 'Bartender, I'll have a beer. u.5n$x5t?*&4ru!2[sACC~ErJ'. The second string says: 'Pardon my friend, he isn't NULL terminated'.

 

[LFCfan]

In Greek:

Dogs - "Gaff gaff" or "gav gav" (Although it's "soft" G for Gamma). The word for barking is "gavgisma"
Cats - Niaou niaou. And the word for mewing is "niaourisma

 

[elanor]

In France, roosters say Coco Rico, and cats say miaou..
Thanks!
Elanor

 

[tsdragon]

I really like the way the French say miaou instead of meow. It seems somehow more accurate and appropriate.


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[ESquared]

Reminds me of an old joke:

Joe: In America, cows say mooooooo! Do you know what cows in Germany say?
Bob: I have no idea.
Joe: They say mooooooo, silly. What, did you think they make noises like a duck just because they're in another country?

 

[jazz88]

in Latvian pigs - ruk, ruk
turkeys - buldur, buldur
frogs - kvaa, kvaa
roosters -kikeriguu

where "u" is pronounced like "ou" in "you