Comparing languages can be very interesting and even a little fun. Have you noticed how different languages around the world write the sounds animals make? In English, we think of dogs going “woof” but in Spanish, they go “guau.” No matter your native language, you will appreciate how animals sound in other languages.
Hoover the images below to discover more!
Dogs
GUAU
Spanish
WOOF
English
WAOUH
French
BLAF
Dutch
WAN
Japanese
BAU
Italian
MEONG
Korean
GUK
Indonesian
Cats
MIAU
Spanish
MYAU
Russian
MIAOU
French
MEOW
English
MEO
Vietnamese
YAONG
Korean
MIAO
Italian
MJAU
Swedish
Birds
CHIP
Italian
TWEET
English
PIO-PIO
Spanish
CHUN-CHUN
Japanese
CUI-CUI
French
TJIEP
Dutch
JICK-JICK
Turkish
TSIOU TSIOU
Greek
Frogs
RIBBIT
English
CRA CRA
Italian
KWAAK
German
KUM KUM
Polish
VRAK
Turkish
GUO GUO
Chinese
CROAC CROAC
Spanish
BREKEKE
Hungarian
Pigs
OINK
English
BUU
Japanese
GRUNZ
German
HUNK
Albanian
KNOR
Dutch
NÖFF
Swedish
OINC
Spanish
GROIN-GROING
French
Lions
MUR!
Finnish
AWOO!
Filipino
GROAR!
Spanish
HOAK!
Thai
UH-HEUNG!
Korean
ROAR!
English
AUM!
Indonesian
RAOH!
French
Ducks
COIN
French
QUACK
English
RAP
Danish
HÁP
Hungrian
CUA CUA
Spanish
GA-GA
Japanese
PRÄÄKS
Estonian
MAC
Romanian
Bees
BZZZ
English
BOONG
Korean
Vzzz
Turkish
SUM
Geman
BZZZ
Spanish
SUM
German
