Animal Sounds In different languages what do we say to mimic animal sounds? Below is the world's biggest multilingual list. A guiding principle behind this list is to visualise a comic book, in your language, and imagine what would be written in the text balloon coming from the mouth of an animal. For languages that use a different alphabet, I have tried to transliterate the word into the English alphabet for ease of comparison. A forward slash is used to separate alternative words. Please email me at dabbott(at)eleceng.adelaide.edu.au if you have any comments, corrections or additions. See also: http://fluffypals4kids.com/dabbott-animal-et Acknowledgements: (Danish) Per-Anker Lindgard; (Dutch) Henk van Beijeren; (English) Derek Abbott, Lloyd Irving, Cosma Shalizi, Oxford English Dictionary; (Finnish) Antti-Pekka Jauho; (French) Frederic Bonnet; (German) Ehrhard Behrends, Inke Pitz, Irena Hajnsek; (Greek) Anna Tanatzi; (Hebrew) Amit Singer; (Hungarian) Janos Bergou, Andrea Kish; (Italian) Riccardo Mannella, Louise Giamarino; (Japan) Miki Kurahashi, Nobuko Fuchikami; (Russian) Vadim Smelyanski, Slava Soskin, Kira Foygel, Mark Dykman; (Spanish) Jose Francisco Lopez Feliciano, Sebastian "Chano" Lopez Suarez, Jorge Rodriguez, Armando Morales-Castorena; (Swedish) Lisen Kulman; (Turkish) Nesimi Ertugrul. Animal Sound

Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Portugese Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish Urdu Bee droning bzzz buzz buzz/bzzz bzz bzzz summ summ zoum zoum bzzz bzzz zzzz boon boon

zh-zh-zh bzzz buzz buzz vizzz bzzz Bird (small) pip-pip tjiep cheep/chirp/ chirrup/peep piip piep piep tsiou tsiou tziff-tziff csip-csirip chip pee pee/ pii pii

fiyt-fiyt pip-pip jiyk jiyk Bird (medium) dit kari jay sige lige sa tit son jay vol cheep cheep/ tweet tsirk/ piip cui cui tschiwitt tsiou tsiou csirip chip pio pío pío pip-pip juyk juyk Bird (big) squawk kvak kra kra hihihi/ chip (loudly) ouh-ouh Bird (many birds) warble/twitter chip chip Camel nuzzing grumph ga-a-a-a-h Cat mewing miav miauw meow miau miaou miau miaou miyau miau miau nyan nyan/ nyaa nyaa

miyau miao mjan mjan miyav meow Cat purring pierr prrr purr hrr ronron srr doromb purr goro goro mrrr rrr Chaffinch pink Chicken (hen) clucking tok tok cluck cluck kot-kot cotcotcodet tock tock ko ko ko/ka ka ka chuck-chuck kot kot coccodé ku-ku-ku-ku/ ko-ko-ko-ko

ko-ko-ko caca-racá/ cocorocó/ ock-ock gut gut gdak Rooster (cock) crowing kykyliky kukeleku cock-a-doodle-doo kukko kiekuu cocorico kikeriki kikiriku/ kikiriki coo-koo-ri-koo kukuriku chicchirichí ko-ke-kok-ko-o

cucurucu kukareku quiquiriquí/ kikiriki kuckeliku kuk-kurri-kuuu u uru uuu (pron: oo-oore-oo) kuklooku Chick (baby chicken) pip-pip piep piep cheep/peep piip piou piou piep piep ko ko ko csip-csip pio pio piyo piyo

pi-pi-pi pi-pi pip-pip jiyk jiyk tsik-tsik Cow lowing moe/ boe moo ammuu/ möö (calf) meuh mmuuh moo moo mu muu mau mau

mu-u-u muuu/ meee mu mu mooo (pron: meuh) baeh Cow/Bull (angry) snorting snurk snort pärsk pfff buff Crane clang Crocodile (biting) klap snap clap klap gnam clap/ clack Crow cawing kra-kra kra kra kaak/ caw kraa/ vaak croa croa kräh kräh kra-kra krak-krak kár-kár cra cra kar-kar kar-kar ah ah kra kra gaak gaak Cuckoo koekoek cuckoo kukkuu coucou kuckuck cuckoo kakukk cucú kakko-kakko/ tokkyo-kyoka-kyoku (baby cuckoo)

ku-ku cu-cu ko-ko Deer troat Donkey braying i-a hee haw/ eeyore hihan iaah iaah iaa iaa yi-ah iá-iá ioh ioh ia-ia iha iha/ ji-jo a-iiii a-iiii Dog barking (small dog) vov-vov (in a high voice) waf waf yap yap/ arf arf hau hau ouah ouah (in a high voice) wau wau

(in a high voice) how-how vau vau arf arf/ bau bau kian kian

hav-hav/ gav-gav guau/ gua bjäbb-bjäbb hev hev Dog barking (medium dog) vov-vov woef woef woof woof/ ruff ruff vuff ouah ouah wau wau gav gav woof-woof vau vau bau bau wan wan hav-hav/ gav-gav guav vov-vov/ voff hauv hauv Dog barking (big dog) vov-vov (in a low voice) bow wow vuff/ rouf ouah ouah (in a low voice) wuff wuff vau vau bau bau wan wan

hav-hav/ gav-gav guf guf hov hov bow bow Dog (biting) gnash/ snap naps gnam gari gari chac Dog (gnawing bone) knor chomp/ chump/ gnaw chrong paku paku chua-chua haart haart Dog (angry) grrr grr grrr/ snarl/ growl mrr grrr grrr grrr grr uuuuu grrrrr grrr grr hirrrr Dog (crying) whine/whimper juhhh yu-yu-yuuu! Dog (panting) ha ha pant pant lääh-lääh cha-cha pant pant hah hah he-he-he eh eh eh heh heh heh Dog (distressed) peep-peep yelp/yip/ howl/yowl ui-ui juhhh huuu o-u-u-u-h auu Dog (drinking) lap lap glup schlapp schlapp lefety lefety slop slop/ slurp hu-up hu-up blap blap slap slap slap (pron: schlup) Dove crooding roekoe coo kurr rou rou guru guru burukk uuu grl-grl gu gu/ cucurrucu oo ho oo ho gu gu gu guuk Duck gabbing rap-rap kwak kwak quack quack kvak coin coin quack quack pa-pa-pa quak-quak háp-háp qua qua ga ga

krya-krya cua cua kvack-kvack vak vak quak quak Elephant trumpeting baraag tööt toerroe baaa paoh-paoh

u-u-u biaaah Frog kvæk-kvæk kwak kwak croak/ ribbit (USA) kvaak croa croa quaak quaak quak-quak bre-ke-ke/ kuty kurutty/ kurutty (pron: kurutch) cra cra kero kero

kva-kva croac croac ko ack ack ack vrak vrak Goat bleating mæh mè mè naa mää bêê maehh maehh maehehe meh meh mek-mek bee me-e me-e me-e-e beee määk määk me-e-e me-e-e meh Goose cackling gak gak honk tööt gak gak gá-gá ga-a ga-a ga-ga-ga gak gak Horse neighing neigh hi-hiin

i-go-go iihaha Horse shuddering prrr/ vrinsk brrr brrr bhhh Horse whinnying hi hi wehee iha-haa hiiiii wihiie nyihaha hiii hihiiiiin

ihiii e-he-he-he Horse (hoof sound) klip-klap klip klap clip clop kopotikop clip clop klip klap clippete/ clip clop paka paka ta-tá ta-tá ta-tá cotocloc deg-a-dek Lion roaring grrrr/ grauuw raa/grr/roar raoh grr ah ah/gra gra grr/ roar gaooooo r-r-r-r grr uagh Moose bröl Mouse squeeking piep piep eek piep piep cin-cin (pron: tsin-tsin) squit chu-chu pi-pi-pi iiik pip-pip viyk viyk Owl hooting oe hoe twit twoo/hoo hoo/whit woo/terwit terwoo huhuu hou hou uhu/ huuh huuh hu hu hu hoh hoh uh! uh! uh! uhh uhh ho-ho uuu uuu hoo hoo Ox lowing boo/booh meuh Parrot lorre/ Lora Lora pretty Polly/ Who's a pretty boy? coco Lora Lora gyuri pityu Portobello ohayo (=good morning)

Pópka-durák lorito lorito vakra klara naaber naaber/ nasilin nasilin/ mucuk mucuk (pron: mujuk) mea mitu/ churi Pig grunting øf-øf knor knor oink nöff groin groin grunz röf-röf (pron: reuf-reuf) oink

boo boo

hrgu-hrgu oink/ oinc nöff-nöff Pig squealing hvin sweek wee wee quiek ui-uii bu-hii bu-hii iiih/ uiii/ cuiii Pigeon cooing coo kurr rou rou guru guru gru uu woo-woo burukk hu hu guli-guli ruú-ruú/ cucurrocu oo ho oo ho gu gu gu guuk Raven croaking kra-kra kra kra caw croâ croâ kra-kra kár-kár cra cra kar-kar kra-kra Sheep bleating mæh-mæh bè bè baa mäh bêê baehh baehh mae-ee beee bee meh meh

beee beee beee bä bä maeh maeh Snake hissing sss sss sss hiss sss sss sss psss sz-sz hshs ssss sss sss sss Sparrow chun chun Tiger roaring grr grr raa/grr grr grr grr grr gaooooo grrr grrr grr Turkey (male cock) gobble gobble glou glou glou glou clou clou/ goro-goro-goro (Mexico) glu glu Turkey (female hen) yelp Wolf howling oou ahoo/ hoeea owooooo uhuu ooouh huh oou huu uuu auuuh oooahh ooo Woodcock peent Animal Commands In different languages what do we say when we tell an animal to do something? Animal Command

Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Portugese Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish Urdu Go faster (horse) hyp-hyp hort giddyup hep hu hueah/ hüh hei-hei hoysa gyi/ rá-rá vai poshlá arre (This is unwritable as it is a sound made with the lips) deh tazebahaga Slow down (horse) prr-prr ho whoa ptruu ho brr sh-sh-sh hó piano doh doh stoy! sooo prot brr aista Come here (cat) kissar-kissar poes poes/ ps ps ps here kitty kitty kis-kis bi biss mietz mietz ps-ps-ps pss-pss cic-cic vieni ricio neko chan oide ks-ks-ks misu misu/ bishito bishito (Mexico) kiss-kiss pissy-pissy ahow Go away (cat) hiss kst/ ksjjjt scat schhh psit!! kishta sic/ hess via bryss! zupe/ sáquese (Mexico) shas kis kis (pron: kisht) huto Come here (dog) kom kom kom here boy komm hier ela! hozzám/ ide quí wan chan oide

syudá tiu kom nit gel/ kucu kucu (pron: kucher) ahow Sit down (dog) sit zit sit istu assis sitz katse!! shev üi/ ülj siedi sidét sit/ sientate sitt otur bato Walk behind me (dog) volg heel paikka bei Fuss takarj dietro za mnoy fot peachao Get stick (dog) aport raport fetch/ get hae va chercher hol's hup!/ piasto! tfos hozd ide prendi apórt cogeb apport tut/ yeakalla utalao Go away (dog) vak weg/ vort verschwinde exo! kishta el via poshlá/ von fuera/ ajucia/

(Las Palmas) sáquese (Mexico) gå host (pron: hosht) hoosh Go away (any animal) vak kst/ weg/ vort shoo/ scram chassez/ va-t'en ab/ husch/ geh weg exo! kishta el via espante poshlá/ von vete/ fuera shas defol Go away (bird) vak kst hess shó shi shi kysh! ssk/ shh/ sio Come here (cow) buzo-buzo booie ide vacaaa kossera kossera kossera mi gel sari kiz ao Come here (pig) sooie ide turre turre Come here (chicken) put-put tsip tsip Animal Pet Names In different languages what are the most typical names we give to our pets or animals in children's story books? Animal

Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Portugese Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish Urdu Bear Pooh, Paddington nalle, otso, mesikämmen Winny Puh Bubu Bull Angus Torito Cat Tom, Boots kisu Félix Pussi Micifús Ceyote Wiley Chicken Chicken Licken tipu Cocotte Coco Cow Daisy, Voilet, Mavis ammu, Mansikki Marguerite Carolina/ Margherita Donkey Eeyore Dog (small) Fifi, Tiddles hauva Toutou/ Oscar Musetta Solovino

(Stray dog) Dog (medium) Lassie, Rover, Spot, Fluffy, Snowy Rintintin Dog

(big) Bounder, Rex, Bowser Dog

(bad) Gnasher, Bruiser Nerón Duck Jemima, Donald Kalle ja Liisa (name for a pair of ducks) Paperino/ Paperina Pascual Elephant Jumbo, Nellie, Dumbo Baban Dumbo Frog Kermit René Goat Billy, Nanny Horse Trigger, Silver heppa, humma, koni Jolly Jumper Furia Kangaroo Skippy Skipper Skippy Lion Reggie, Leo Leo Kimba Moose Bullwinkle Mouse Jerry, Mickey, Minnie hiiru, hiirulainen Topolino/ Jerry Speedy González Owl Whootie Parrot Polly Pig Piglet nasu, possu Cuinito Rabbit Bugs,

Peter,

Brer kani Bugs Rat Roland Reindeer Rudolph, Prancer, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Fabian Rudolf Rodolfo Sheep Agnes Snake Lucifer Tiger Simba, Tigger, Tony Tigrou