September 13, 2004
mooh, mäh, täterätätä
Now that I have become a prolific reader of toddler and baby books, I must admit that the difference in the spelling of pet noises puzzles me. While german dogs articulate themselves using "Wau-Wau" (which is also the name a baby usually gives a dog before it is able to say "Hund"), english dogs are stubbornly insisting on"Woof-Woof"ing away. English sheep make "Baaaa", while german ones simply "Määäh" away to their heart's content.
However, I have to admit that ducks ("Quack!") are far more language conform and our bilingual household appreciates this very much.
And finally, I simply cannot understand pig noises - I mean have you ever heard a pig making "Oink-Oink" ? Me neither, but I wonder what french dogs sound like...
Posted by Michael at September 13, 2004 11:28 PMWill and I just executed a cute and cuddly rabit (toy) by fire. We are not nice people! :-)
Posted by: Simon Jones at September 20, 2004 01:28 AMas you know i had french at school and i remember some of the strange calls of french animals...
dog: i think it was something like "weuf weuf" or simply "wuf wuf"
cow: "meuh"
chicken: "coceroqueu" or something like that