Animal sounds in foreign languages

Bee Bird Cat Chicken Chicks Cow Crow Dog Donkey Duck Elephant Goat Goose Horse Monkey Owl Pig
Rooster Sheep Domesticated turkey

Bee
Afrikaans: zoem-zoem
Albanian: bzzz
Arabic (Algeria): bezzzz
Bengali: bhonbhon
Bulgarian: (bazzz)
Catalan: zzz
Croatian: zzzzzz
Czech: bzzz
Danish: bzzz / summ summ
Dutch: bzzz
English: bzzzz
Esperanto: zum
Estonian: summ-summ
Finnish: bzzz
French: bzzzz
German: summ summ
Hebrew: bzzz (/zum zum zum)
Indonesian: bzzz
Italian: zzzzzz
Japanese: bunbun
Korean: boong-boong (/wing-wing)
Montenegrin: (b)zzzzzzz / zum zum
Norwegian: sum-sum
Polish: bzzzzz
Portuguese (Brazil): bzzzz
Russian: zhzhzh
Spanish (Spain): bzzz
Spanish (Argentina): bzzzz
Swedish: bzz bzz (/ surr surr)
Turkish vzzzz, vzz
Ukrainian: dzzz

Bird
Bulgarian: - (piu-piu); - (chik-chirik)
Czech: píp píp
Dutch: tjielp tjielp
English: chirp; tweet; squawk, make a whistle sound copying the bird
French: pit pit
Indonesian: ciap ciap
Japanese: chun chun
Korean: jek jek
Montenegrin: ciju ciju
Polish: cwir
Spanish: pio pio

Cat
Afrikaans: miaau
Albanian: mjau
Arabic (Algeria): miaou miaou
Bengali: meu-meu
Bulgarian: (myau)
Catalan: meu, meu
Chinese (Mandarin): miao miao
Croatian: mijau
Czech: mnau
Danish: mjav
Dutch: miauw
English: meow
Esperanto: miaw
Estonian: näu
Finnish: miau, kurnau
French: miaou
German: miau
Greek: a (niaou)
Hebrew: (miy'au)
Hindi: mya:u, mya:u:
Hungarian: miau
Icelandic: mjá
Indonesian: meong
Italian: miao
Japanese: nyaa
Korean: (n)ya-ong
Montenegrin: m(i)jau
Norwegian: mjau
Polish: miau
Portuguese: miau
Romanian: miau
Russian: (myau)
Slovene: mijau
Spanish (Spain, Argentina): miau
Swedish: mjau
Thai: meow meow (with high tone)
Turkish: miyauv, miyauv
Ukrainian: myau
Vietnamese: meo-meo
Urdu: meeaaow meeaaow

Chicken
Bulgarian (kudkudyak)
Czech: kokodák
English: chick chick, (hence the joke what does a chicken say when it is wanting to pay cheque cheque)
Indonesian: petok petok.
Korean: gogode koko
Montenegrin: kokoda
Polish: baqka, baqka
Romanian: cotcodac
Spanish: klokloklokloo
Dutch: tok tok
Ukrainian: kud-kudak

Chicks
(baby chickens)

Afrikaans: piep-piep
Albanian: ciu ciu
Arabic (Algeria): twit twit
Bulgarian: - (piu-piu)
Catalan: piu piu
Croatian: piiiiii
Czech: píp píp
Danish: pip pip
English (USA): peep peep
English (GB): cheep cheep
Esperanto: pep
Estonian: piip-piip
Finnish: piip piip
French: piou-piou
German: piep piep
Greek: ko-ko-ko
Hebrew: Efrochim metzaytzim.
Hungarian: csip-csip
Indonesian: cip cip
Italian: pio pio
Japanese: piyo piyo
Korean: ppi-yak-ppi-yak
Montenegrin: piju piju
Portuguese: piu piu piu
Russian: tsyplyata pishchat.
Slovene: civ-civ
Spanish (Spain): pío pío
Swedish: pip pip
Thai: jiap jiap (with high tone)
Turkish: cik cik

Cow
Afrikaans: moe-moe
Albanian: mu
Arabic (Algeria): mooooooo
Bengali: hamba
Bulgarian: (muuu)
Catalan: muuuu
Chinese (Mandarin): mu mu
Croatian: muuuu
Czech: bu
Danish: muh
Dutch: boeh
English: moo
Esperanto: muu
Estonian: muu
Finnish: ammuu
French: meuh
German: muh
Greek: moo
Hebrew: moo
Hindi: mo:-mo:
Hungarian: bú
Icelandic: mu
Indonesian : moh
Italian: muuu
Japanese: moo
Korean: um-muuuu
Montenegrin: muuu
Norwegian: mø
Polish: muuuuu
Portuguese: muuuu
Romanian: muu
Russian: muu
Slovene: muu-muu
Spanish (Spain, Argentina): muuu
Swedish: muu
Thai: maw maw (with mid tone)
Turkish: mooooo
Ukrainian: muuu
Urdu: moo moo

Crow
Afrikaans: kra-kra
Albanian: krrau krrau
Bengali: caa-kaa
Bulgarian: - (kra-kra)
Croatian: kra-kra
Czech: krá krá
Danish: kra-kra
Dutch: ka ka
English: caw
Esperanto: grak
Estonian: kraaks
Finnish: kraak kraak
French: croa-croa
German: kräh
Greek: kra
Hebrew: krrr krrr
Hindi: ka:w-ka:w
Hungarian: kár-kár
Indonesian: kaok kaok
Italian: cra cra
Japanese: kaakaa
Korean: kka-ak-kka-ak
Montenegrin: kra-kra / kre-kre
Norwegian: kra-kra
Russian: kar-kar
Spanish (Spain): cruaaac, cruaaac
Swedish: krax
Thai: gaa gaa (with normal tone)
Turkish: gaaak, gaak
Ukrainian: kar-kar, or kru kru

Dog
Afrikaans: woef
Albanian: ham ham / hum hum
Arabic (Algeria): (haw haw)
Bengali: ghaue-ghaue
Bulgarian: - (bau-bau)
Catalan: bup, bup
Chinese (Mandarin): wang wang
Croatian: vau-vau
Czech: haf haf
Danish: Dutch: woef
English: bow-wow, arf, woof, ruff ruff, yip
Esperanto: boj
Estonian: auh
Finnish: hau hau / vuh vuh
French: ouah ouah
German: wau wau, wuff wuff
Greek: aß (gav)
Hebrew: (haw haw) / (hav hav)
Hindi: bho:-bho:
Hungarian: vau-vau
Icelandic: voff
Indonesian: guk guk
Italian: bau bau
Japanese: wanwan, kyankyan
Korean: mung-mung (/wang-wang)
Montenegrin: av av / vau vau
Norwegian: voff / vov-vov
Polish: hau hau
Portuguese (Portugal): au au au (nasal diphthong)
Portuguese (Brazil): au-au
Romanian: ham ham
Russian: - (gav-gav)
Slovene: hov-hov
Spanish (Spain, Argentina): guau guau
Swedish: vov vov
Thai: hoang hoang (with falling tone)
Turkish: hav, hav
Ukrainian: hav-hav
Vietnamese: wau wau
Urdu: woof woof

Donkey
Afrikaans: hie-hô
Albanian: i-a i-a
Arabic (Algeria): hiihan hiihan
Bengali: chuuchuu
Catalan: i-haa
Croatian: i-ja, i-ja
Czech: iá iá
Danish: Æslet skryder.
Dutch: ie-ah
English: hee-haw
Esperanto: ia
French: hihan
German: iaah, iaah
Hebrew: iya
Hindi: si:po:-si:po:
Italian: i-oo, i-oo
Norwegian: Eselet skryter.
Polish: iha, iha
Russian: ia-ia
Spanish (Costa Rica): iii-aah, iii-aah
Swedish: Åsnan skriar.
Turkish: a-iiii, a-iiii
Ukrainian: ii-aa, ii-aa

Duck
Afrikaans: kwak-kwak
Albanian: mak mak
Arabic (Algeria): couak couak
Bengali: gack-gack
Bulgarian: - (kvak-kvak)
Catalan: cuac, cuac
Chinese (Mandarin): gua gua
Croatian: kva-kva
Czech: kvák kvák
Danish: rap
Dutch: kwak kwak
English: quack quack
Esperanto: gik-gak
Estonian: prääks prääks
Finnish: kvaak kvaak
French: coin coin
German: quack, quack
Hebrew: ga ga ga
Hungarian: háp-háp
Indonesian: kwek kwek
Italian: qua qua
Japanese: gaagaa
Korean: kkoyk-kkoyk
Montenegrin: kva kva
Norwegian: kvakk-kvakk
Polish: kwa kwa
Portuguese (Portugal): qua qua qua
Portuguese (Brazil): quá quá
Romanian: mac mac
Russian: krya-krya
Slovene: ga-ga
Spanish (Spain): cuá cuá
Spanish (Argentina): cuac cuac
Swedish: kvack
Thai: gaab gaab (with falling tone)
Turkish: vak, vak
Ukrainian: krya-krya
Vietnamese: quak-quak

Elephant
Afrikaans: Olifant trompetter.
Finnish: Elefantti toitottaa.
French: L'éléphant barrit.
German: trörö
Japanese: pao---n
Spanish (Chile): prraaahhh, prrraaaahhh
Swedish: Elefanten trumpetar.
Thai: pran pran (with rising tone)

Goat
Afrikaans: mê-mê
Albanian: me-e me-e
Arabic (Algeria): maa maa
Arabic (Morocco): maaaazz
Bulgarian: (meee)
Catalan: bée
Croatian: meee-heee
Czech: mé mé
Danish: mæh
Dutch: mèèh
English: baaah, maaah
French: bêêê
German: mähh, mähh
Hebrew: meeee meeee
Hindi: me:-me:
Indonesian: mbek mbek
Italian: bee bee
Korean: um-meeeee
Montenegrin: meee
Norwegian: mæ
Polish: meee, meee
Russian: mee
Spanish (Spain): bee bee
Swedish: bää
Thai: bae bae (with high tone)
Turkish: be-e-e-eh be-e-e-eh
Ukrainian: me-me

Goose
Albanian: ga ga ga
Croatian: ga-ga
Czech: ga ga ga
English: honk
Hebrew: (gah gah gah)
Hungarian: gá gá gá
Montenegrin: ga ga
Polish: ge ge / kwa kwa
Portuguese: quá-quá (kwah kwah)
Romanian: ga ga
Russian: -- (ga-ga-ga)
Ukrainian: ge ge
Urdu: gaa gaa

Horse
Albanian: hi hi hi
Bengali: choo-hu-hu
Czech: ihaha
Danish: pruh
English: neigh while a Scottish donkey says Yes
Esperanto: hen
Estonian: ihahaa
Finnish: ii-hahahaa
French: hiiiiii
German: hü-ü-ü-ü-ü
Hindi: hin-hin-hin
Hungarian: nyihaha
Icelandic: hoho
Indonesia: hie hie
Italian: hiiiii
Japanese: ihihiin
Korean: hee-hing
Montenegrin: njiiiiii
Polish: ihaha
Russian: i-go-go
Slovene: ihaha-ihaha
Spanish (Colombia): iiiiou
Spanish (Paraguay): ioohoho
Spanish (Peru): iiiiii
Spanish (Spain): híiiiiiiiii
Swedish: gnägg
Thai: hee hee (with high tone)
Turkish: ih-ih-ihaaa
Ukrainian: ii-ha-ha
Urdu: hee hee

Monkey
Afrikaans: Ape kwetter.
Bengali: kich-kich
Catalan: i-i-i
Chinese (Mandarin): ji ji
Japanese: kii kii (high pitch)
Montenegrin: i-i-i-i
Spanish (Spain): i-i-i
Swedish: Apan tjattrar.
Thai: jiak jiak (with high tone)

Owl
Afrikaans: hoe-hoe
Albanian: hu hu
Catalan: uu-uu
Croatian: huuuu
Czech: hu hu
Danish: uh-uuh
Dutch: oehoe
English (USA): hoo
English (GB): tu-whit, tu-whoo ,tu-o woo tu- wo ooo
Esperanto: hu! hu!
Estonian: u-huu
Finnish: huhuu
French: hou-hou
German: huuh, huuh
Hungarian: hu-hú-hu
Japanese: hoo
Korean: buung-buung
Montenegrin: huu huu
Norwegian: uhu
Spanish (Spain): uu uu
Swedish: hoho
Thai: hook hook (with falling tone)
Turkish: uuu uuu
Ukrainian: u-hu

Pig
Afrikaans: oink-oink
Albanian: hunk hunk
Bulgarian: - (gruh-gruh)
Catalan: onk-onk
Chinese (Mandarin): hu-lu hu-lu
Croatian: rok-rok
Czech: chro chro
Danish: øf
English: oink oink
Esperanto: grunt
Estonian: rui rui
Finnish: röh röh
French: groin groin
German: oink oink
Hungarian: röf-röf-röf
Indonesia: ngoik ngoik
Japanese: buubuu
Korean: kkool-kkool
Montenegrin: oink oink
Norwegian: nøff-nøff
Polish: chrum chrum
Portuguese (Portugal): gruinh / oinc
Portuguese (Brazil): óinc-óinc
Romanian: groh groh
Russian: khryu-khryu
Spanish (Spain): oink-oink
Swedish: nöff
Thai: ood ood (with high tone)
Ukrainian: khryu-khryu
Vietnamese: ut-it
Welsh: soch, soch
Urdu: eeheeah eeheeah ()

Rooster
Bulgarian: (kukurigu)
Czech: kykyryký
Dutch: kukeleku
English: cock-a-doodle-doo
French: cocorico!
German: kikeriki
Indonesia: kukuruyuk!
Japanese: kokekokko-
Montenegrin: kukuriku
Polish: kukuryku
Portuguese: cócórócócó!
Romanian: cucurigu
Spanish: kikirikiki
Swedish: Kuckeliku!
Ukrainian: kukuriku!

Sheep
Albanian: be-e be-e
Arabic (Algeria): baa baa
Bulgarian: (beee)
Catalan: beeee
Chinese (Mandarin): mieh mieh
Croatian: bee-hee
Czech: bé bé
Danish: mæh
Dutch: bèèh
English: baaah
English (Old English): Scep blæt.
Esperanto: mek
Estonian: mää
Finnish: bäää bäää
French: bêêê
German: bähh, bähh
Hebrew: meeee meeee
Hindi: bhe:-bhe:
Hungarian: beeee
Icelandic: me
Indonesia: mbek mbek
Italian: beeee
Japanese: mee
Korean: meeeee
Montenegrin: beeeee
Norwegian: bæ
Polish: meeeeee; be, be
Portuguese (Portugal): meee meee
Russian: bee
Slovene: bee-bee
Spanish (Spain): bee
Spanish (Argentina): meeee
Swedish: bää
Turkish: me-e-e-eh, me-e-e-eh
Ukrainian: be-be
Vietnamese: be-hehehe

Domesticated turkey
Afrikaans: Kalkoen kloek.
Albanian: krrull krrull
Danish: Kalkunen klukker.
English: gobble gobble
Esperanto: glu-glu-glu
French: glouglou
Hebrew: Tarnegoley hodu mekarkerim.
Montenegrin: glu-glu
Portuguese (Portugal): glugluglugluglu
Turkish: glu glu
Ukrainian: glyu-glyu

Wolf
Albanian: aouuu
Bulgaria: (auuu)
Croatian: auuuuuuu
Danish: Ulven hyler.
English: awooo
English (Old English): Wulf ðytt.
French: Le loup hurle.
German: ahuuuh
Indonesian: auuuu
Italian: ahuuuu
Japanese: hau-u
Montenegrin: auuuuuuu
Norwegian: Ulven uler / hyler.
Portuguese (Brazil): auuuuuu
Slovene: auuu-auuu
Swedish: Vargen ylar.

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