Hi everybody,
Can an English rooster speak Spanish?
Of course, he will say 'kikiriki'
. That's what this is about, I'm quite interested in knowing sounds animals make in English, or in other languages, and, not only animals, also objects and situations (a car crash, a slap on someone's face...) I don't refer to verbs; I know cats mew and purr, and dogs bark and sheep bleat...-though if you fancy telling me, I would also be glad, but I can always look these up in a dictionary -, I mean the letters and expressions (onomatopoeic sounds) you use to represent those sounds. Here is my contribution:
In Spanish
Dogs go
GUAU, GUAU, cats
MIAU MIAU, cows
MUU MUU, birds (small ones, like canaries)
PIO, PIO, donkeys
IIIOOO,IIIOOO, frogs
CROA, CROA, lions
GRRRRRR (also in comics when someone is furious) or
GRUAO or 'roar' in some comics (roaring sound), ducks
CUA, CUA, ..... (if there is one you are particularly interested in, tell me and I'll try to answer)
(in comic-strips and stories)
-A stone in the water
CHOP, a car accident
BOOM or
CRASH, something heavy falling on the floor or someone bumping into a door
PLAF or
CATACLAS or CATAPUM...
I think that's enough to show you the kind of 'words' I'm looking for (however, don't hesitate to ask me if you want to know about a particular one). As a start I don't know many, so anything will do and if I get to compile quite a few I'll post for more specific animals or situations. Thanks in advance. Bye.
