The sound of animals – in different languages

The sound of animals

Animals have their own sound and these sounds aren’t the same all over the world. There are differences between the sound of cow in – for example – German and Korean. But there aren’t only differences, in some languages the animals sound similar.

The sound of animals – in different languages

Bee

  • Arabic: Zzzu zzzu zzzu!
  • English: Bzzzz bzzzz!
  • French: Bzzzz bzzzz!
  • German: Zzzzzzz!
  • Japanese: Boom boom!
  • South Korean: Booommm booommm!
  • Spanish: Bzzzz bzzzz!
  • Turkish: Vzzz!

Bird

  • Bulgarian: Chick chirik!
  • German: Piep piep!
  • Macedonian: Churulic churulic!
  • Serbian: Piju piju!
  • Swedish: Kvitt kvitt!

Cat

  • Arabich: Miaaaw!
  • English: Meow!
  • French: Miaou!
  • German: Miau!
  • Italian: Miao!
  • Japanese: Nyah!
  • Russian: Myau!
  • South Korean: Yaow!
  • Spanish: Miau!
  • Swedish: Mjau!
  • Syrian: Meow!

Cock

  • Armenian: Tsoo-ghoo-roo-ghoo!
  • French: Cocorico!
  • German: Kikeriki!
  • Icelandic: Gaggalagó!
  • Italian: Chicchirichi!
  • Japanese: Kok-e-kok-ok!
  • Korean: Ko-ki-oh!

Cow

  • Czech: Buu!
  • Dutch: Boeh!
  • English: Moo!
  • Finnish: Ammuu!
  • French: Meuh!
  • German: Muh!
  • Hungarian: Bú!
  • Korean: Eum-mae!
  • Russian: Mu!
  • Spanish: Muuuu!

Dog

  • Dutch: Blaf blaf!
  • French: Ouaf ouaf!
  • German: Wuff!
  • Icelandic: Voff voff!
  • Italian: Bau bau!
  • Japanese: Wan wan!
  • Japanese: Wan wan!
  • Korean: Meong meong!
  • Portuguese: Au au!
  • Russian: Gav gav!
  • South Korean: Mung mung!
  • Spanish: Guau guau!
  • Turkish: Hev hev!

Donkey

  • English: Eeehhoou!
  • French: Hian hian!
  • German: Iiaa iiaa!
  • Japanese: Hihin hihin!
  • Spanish: Igaaah igaaah!
  • Syrian: Aaoa aaoa!

Duck

  • Danish: Rap!
  • English: Quack!
  • Estonian: Prääks!
  • French: Coin!
  • Romanian: Mac!
  • Turkish: Vak!

Frog

  • Chinese: Guo guo!
  • English: Ribbit!
  • German: Kwaak!
  • Hungarian: Brekeke!
  • Italian: Cra cra!
  • Korean: Gae-cool!
  • Polish: Kum kum!
  • Thai: Op op!
  • Turkish: Vrak!

Horse

  • Danish: Vrinsk!
  • English: Neigh!
  • Hungarian: Nyihaha!
  • Japanese: Hihiin!
  • Polish: I-haaa!
  • Russian: I-go-go!
  • Swedish: Gnägg!

Pig

  • Albanian: Hunk hunk!
  • Czech: Kvík kvík!
  • Dutch: Knor knor!
  • English: Oink oink!
  • French: Chaau chaa chaau chaa!
  • German: Oink oink!
  • Japanese: Buhi buhi!
  • South Korean: Kouro kouro kuh!
  • Spanish: Kurrin kurrin!
  • Swedish: Nöff nöff!

Sheep

  • Arabic: Mbaa!
  • English: Bah!
  • Finnish: Mää!
  • German: Mäh!
  • Indonesian: Mbek!
  • Italian: Bee!
  • Japanese: Meh!
  • Mandarin: Mie!
  • Norwegian: Bae!
  • Polish: Beee!
  • Vietnamese: Be-be!

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