In view of the fact that I`m suffering from writer`s block and I`m trying to get motivated (that`s why I have been impatiently looking forward to Raszka`s new post since I noticed its topic :D), today I am going to present some less serious stuff, but perhaps really useful in some situations (when for example you may want or need to produce a detailed description of something). The topic is sounds that are made by various species of animals. Please, pay attention to the third column in which I gathered onomatopoeic words and compare these sounds to your own, native languages. Do dogs bark in the same way in Polish and English? How about German or other languages? Have fun! :)
(Note that in the middle column nouns and verbs have the same form, so I only gave the translations of verbs)
ANIMAL
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NAME OF SOUND/VERB
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EXAMPLE
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bear
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roar (ryczeć)
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grrr!
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bee
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buzz (bzyczeć)
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bzzzz!
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cat
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meow (miałczeć)
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meow!
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cockerel
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crow (piać)
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cock-a-doodle-do!
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cuckoo
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cuckoo (kukać)
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coocoo!
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cow
|
moo (muczeć)
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moo!
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crocodile
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snap (kłapać)
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snap!
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crow
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caw (krakać)
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kraak!
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dog
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bark (szczekać)
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woof!
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growl (warczeć)
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grrr!
|
|
howl (wyć)
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oooo!
|
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yelp (skomleć)
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yelp!
|
|
donkey
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bray (ryczeć)
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hee-how!
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duck
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quack (kwakać)
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quack!
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elephant
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trumpet (trąbić)
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woohooowooo!
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frog
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croak (rechotać)
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grebet!
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goat
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bleat (beczeć, meczeć)
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meh!
|
goose
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cackle (gdakać)
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honk!
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hen
|
cluck (gdakać)
|
cluck!
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horse
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neigh (rżeć)
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neigh!
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lion
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roar (ryczeć)
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grrahh!
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mouse
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squeak (piszczeć)
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eak!
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owl
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hoot (pohukiwać)
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hoo-hoo!
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parrot
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squawk (zaskrzeczeć)
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squawk!
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pig
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grunt (chrumkać)
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oink!
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sheep
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bleat (meczeć)
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baa!
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snake
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hiss (syczeć)
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hiss!
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sparrow
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twitter (ćwierkać)
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tseep!
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turkey
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gobble (gulgotać)
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gobble!
|
woodpecker
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drill (~stukać)
|
tchick!
|
wolf
|
howl (wyć)
|
owwowwow!
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Obviously, we can employ this knowledge in practice, when e.g. teaching kids, using for example this short film:
Again, have a lot of fun!
Aww, the animal sounds song is amazing :D
ReplyDeleteIt's actually a useful post, in high school I had a test on animal sounds and it was really tricky. And when it comes to other languages (in my case german), dogs "bellen" or "brüllen" when they are angry;)
PS My post will be ready when I get motivated to finish it and add some nice layout :D
Well, thanks, I hope we`ll get a nice positive kick from your post :)
DeleteIt might also be useful for writing stories etc:)
It is amazing post. I always wanted to read something like this. IMO sounds made by animals in USA sound great, but - for example - in Germany cockerel sounds: kikiriki. It's horrible.
ReplyDeleteThank for this post.
If you want to, you can read my new story: marionetki-nieswiadomosci.blogspot.com :)
I disagree with this German implication! It is an amazing language as well, you just have to get used to its unique melody ;)
DeleteWitam i imieniu Załogi. Prosimy o zmianę adresu i buttonu ocenialni Olimpianis na Shiibuya.blogspot.com. Dziękujemy z góry, pozdrawiamy.
ReplyDeleteWoW! It's the funniest post on this blog! I will never forget the melody of that song;)
ReplyDelete