# Animal Noises - Doper See and Say **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 5, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264 "2003-03-05T16:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/1 "2003-03-05T16:20:41Z")
Hey Dopers - how do you describe the noises that various animals make in your country? In the U.S. a cat says: Meow a dog says: rough: a rooster says: Cock-a-doodle-doo. (A wanton woman says: any cock… never mind, old joke.) A cow says: Mooooo A lamb says: baaaa ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/2 "2003-03-05T16:25:12Z")
three singing pigs go “la, la, la…” ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/3 "2003-03-05T17:30:37Z")
In Swedish: a cat says: Mjau a dog says: Vov a rooster says: Kuckeliku A cow says: Muuuh A lamb says: Bäää ---
**Author:** ![universe.zip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@universe.zip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/universe.zip)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/4 "2003-03-06T13:23:14Z")
heh. Onomatopoeia. A fun topic with a fun name. German: Cat: miau dog: wuff, wau rooster: kikerikii hen: gluck gluck cow: muuuh lamb: määäh/ bäääh pig: oink oink Finnish: cat: miau, kurnau dog: hau rooster: kukkokiekuu! (the rooster seems to be the most graphic in any given language… 🙂 ) hen: kot kot kot cow: ammuu, muu lamb: mää pig: röh röh (the h is pronounced with a slight friction, almost like the German ch) small songbirds: titityy Spanish: cat: miau (I particularly like the purring: ron ron 😃 ) dog: guau rooster: quiquiriquí hen: cló-cló cow: mu lamb: be small bird: pío pío ---
**Author:** ![Siemsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Siemsi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siemsi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/5 "2003-03-06T14:09:41Z")
I only know of one my Oma used to imitate: German Rooster-- " Kiiiiiii kiiiiiii rrrrrrrrrriiii kiiiiiiiiii" Yep, Universe, had to be there when she did it… Don’t ask. It was hilarious when she did it. ---
**Author:** ![grettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@grettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grettle)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/6 "2003-03-06T18:18:36Z")
French: cat: mee-oo mee-oo, said in a high tone quickly. I don’t remeber how they spell it, I learned it from my French teacher who was from France in 8th grade. I wish I could remember the rest. . . I liked them better than the “American” animal noises ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/7 "2003-03-06T19:20:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ethilrist \* > \*\*three singing pigs go “la, la, la…” \*\* NO, NO, NO, You say, that isn’t right! The pigs say “Oink” all day and night. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Bianca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@Miss\_Bianca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Bianca)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/8 "2003-03-06T23:35:28Z")
Just to add a few more U.S. dog sounds: [ul] [li]A small dog says “arf.”[/li][li]A big dog says “woof.”[/li][li]A really small dog says “yap! yap! yap!”[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-noises-doper-see-and-say/159264/9 "2003-03-07T01:18:07Z")
And an Owl says: Who or Hoo