Animal Sounds
Everyone knows that the sound that a dog makes is "woof" and a cat goes "meow". That is everyone who speaks English, but this is not the case for a person from Spain. This is how they express the sound different animals make: (remember though that the letters in Spanish are not pronounced the same as in English)
bee |
- | buzz | abeja |
- | bzzz |
owl |
- | who, hoo | búho |
- | uu uu |
donkey |
- | hee haw | burro |
- | iii-aah |
horse |
- | neigh, n-a-a-a-y | caballo | - | hiiiii, iiiiou |
| goat | - | b-a-a-a | cabra | - | bee bee |
| crow | - | caw | cuervo | - | cruaaac-cruaaac |
| hen | - | cluck | gallina | - | coc co co coc |
| rooster | - | cock-a-doodle-doo | gallo | - | kikirikí, ki-kiri-ki |
| lion | - | roar, growl | león | - | grrrr, grgrgr |
| tiger | - | roar, growl | tigre | - | ggggrrrr, grgrgr |
| dog | - | bark, bow-wow, | perro | - | guau guau, guau |
| frog | - | ribbit, croak | rana | - | cruá cruá, berp, croac |
| cow | - | moo | vaca | - | mu, muuu |
| cat | - | meow | gato | - | miau |
| duck | - | quack quack | pato | - | cuá cuá |
| chick | - | peep peep | pollito | - | pío pío |
This is just not the case with people from Spain. Ask a person from China the sound a dog makes and they will say "wang wang". Ask a person from Iceland what sound a chicken makes and they will say "gaggalagó".