It’s 6AM, the sun is coming up and a sleepy cockerel slowly wakes up…and what does he say….HUUUUUNG FER HER!!!
Why?
Because that’s apparently what he says in China!
In Greece, the same cockerel would have said KOKORIKO, in Britain COCK A DOODLE DOO and in Sweden KUCKELIKU!!!
Animals might sound the same wherever we go in the world, but each native language describes it differently. Here is a short list of what animals say in English, Greek and Swedish:
CAT
Greek: niaou
English: meow
Swedish: mjau
DOG
Greek: gav
English: woff
Swedish: vov
PIG
Greek: gri gri
English: oink oink
Swedish: noff noff
HORSE
Greek: chlimintrizo
English: neigh
Swedish: gnagg
DONKEY
Greek: iaa iaa
English: hee haw
Swedish: skri
CROW
Greek: kra
English: caw
Swedish: krax
If you speak another language, please let me know what your animals say!
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