I've been busy the past few weeks and I couldn't write this post before. As you may know, on October, 4th it was the World Animal Day. I thought that, to celebrate that day, it would be a good idea to list the different animal sounds. As the title suggests, the sounds that animals make are different in each language. Yes, surprising though it may sound, the sound of a dog is perceived differently by Spaniards, Britons, the French or the Italian. You can consult the voices of animals in different languages in this webpage. Besides, In my post about onomatopoeic words, I already mentioned some animal sounds. With this post I intend to list all the sounds that the main animals make in English and Spanish and the action of their noises. As you'll see, there are startling differences in both languages. Let's get started with the list:
ANIMAL
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ACTION OF ITS SOUND
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ONOMATOPOEIC WORD IN SPANISH
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ONOMATOPOEIC WORD IN ENGLISH
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Dog
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Bark
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Guau guau
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Woof
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Cat
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Mew/meow
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Miau
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Meow
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Frog
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Croak
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Croak croak
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Ribbit ribbit
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Bird
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Tweet/ chirp/cheep
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Pío pío
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Tweet / peep
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Rooster/cock
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Crow
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Kikirikí
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Cock-a-doodle-do
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Pig
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Grunt
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Oink oink
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Oink oink
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Sheep
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Bleat
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Beee
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Baa
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Donkey/burro
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Bray
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Hiii-hooo, hiii-hoooo
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Hee-haw
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Horse
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Neigh
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Hiiii hiiiii
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Neigh
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Cow
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Low/moo
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muuuu
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Moo
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Chicken
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Cluck
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cococococo
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Cluck cluck
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Wolf
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Howl
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Auuuuuuu
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Awooooo
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Duck
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Quack
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Cua cua
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Quack quack
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Lion
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Roar
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Arrrrr
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Roar
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Snake
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Hiss
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Ssss
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Hiss sss
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Bee
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Buzz
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Bzzz
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Buzz
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Owl
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Hoot
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Buuuuh buuuuh
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To whit to whoo / hoot
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Did you enjoy these sounds ? Now, let's practise with a song
Try to match the onomatopoeic animal sounds below with the appropriate animal. Then, listen to the song and check your answers:
Baa Bla bla bla Buzz Cluck Hee haw Hiss Grrr Meow Moo Neigh Oink Pawoooo Quack Raaaar Ribbit Squeak Thump To whit to whoooo Tweet Woof
Rabbit:
Dog:
Mouse:
Sheep:
People: Cow: Owl: Cat Duck: Pig
Bird:
Horse:
Snake: Chicken: Frog: Bees: Donkey: Elephant: Lion: Bear: | |||||||||
How was the song ? A bit childish, maybe, but at least, you can learn a great deal about animal sounds. Before saying goodbye, I would like to share with you an interactive webpage. this webpage is great and allows you to keep learning - and contrast - animal sounds in different languages.
I hope you have enjoyed my post. Now every time you hear your pet, pay close attention because maybe it is speaking English ! he he.
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