Does a German cockerel crow differently from a British one?
Does a dog in the UK bark differently to a dog in Germany? They don't, do they?
Click on the play button next to the animal noises below to hear how the animals sound in German.
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| hen: cluck, cluck | die Henne: gak, gak |
| horse: neigh | das Pferd: hü-ü-ü-ü |
| pig: oink, oink | das Schwein: grunz, grunz |
| sheep: baaah | das Schaf: bähh, bähh |
| cockerel: cock-a-doodle-doo | der Hahn: kickeriki |
| bee: bzz | die Biene: summ, summ |
| bird: tweet, tweet | der Vogel: tswit, tswit |
| cat: meow | die Katze: miau, miau |
| cow: moo | die Kuh: muuuh |
| chick: cheep, cheep | das Küken: piep, piep |
| dog: woof | der Hund: wau, wau / wuff, wuff |
| donkey: hee-haw | der Esel: iaah, iaah |
| duck: quack, quack | die Ente: quack, quack |
| frog: ribbet, ribbet | der Frosch: quaak, quaak |
| goat: baah | die Ziege: määh, määh |