Woof or…? How do animals “talk” in Chinese
Animals speak too! And it seems they too speak different languages in different countries. For example, do you know dogs (狗 gǒu) in China say 汪汪 (wāng wāng) instead of woof? Therefore, we say:
- xiǎogǒu wāng wāng jiào .
- 小狗汪汪叫.
- The little dog barks “wang wang”.
What about other animals? Below we’ve listed out 9 most well-known animal “talks”. After you learned them, you should be able to do this homework : fill in the blanks with the correct animal “talk”:
- 牛_________叫.
- 公鸡_________叫.
- 小鸡_________叫.
- 小猫_________叫.
- 羊_________叫.
- 蜜蜂_________叫.
- 青蛙_________叫.
- 鸭子_________叫.
Let’s get started:
Cow (牛 niú): 哞哞 mōu mōu
rooster (公鸡 gōng jī): 喔喔 wō wō
chick (小鸡 xiǎo jī): 叽叽 jī jī
dog (狗 gǒu): 汪汪 wāng wāng
cat (猫 māo): 喵喵 miāo miāo
goat (羊 yáng): 咩咩 miē miē
bee (蜜蜂 mì fēng): 嗡嗡 wēng wēng
frog (青蛙 qīng wā): 呱呱 guā guā
duck (鸭子yā zi): 嘎嘎 gā gā
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