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Juego: El gallo canta: "¡Quiquiriquí!"

Juego: El gallo canta: "¡Quiquiriquí!"

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¡Quiquiriquí? Now that's something entirely different from "cock-a-doodle-doo"!

Don't you think it would be interesting to play a little 'What does the fox say?'? The idea is to post an image of an animal and write (its name,) how the sound it makes is transcribed by natives of the Spanish language and the verb used to describe it (if you only have 3 of these, post it anyways, maybe someone else can help you complete it! :D)

As an example, I collected 14 birds who all make different sounds according to some Spanish comic books. If any natives have corrections I'd love to hear them!

The winner is the master of animal speech!

EDIT:// Please try to come up with a new animal or a new sound (f.e. a cat meows, but also purrs etc.) instead of copying other people's comments!

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updated Nov 22, 2014
edited by Suzanne_Romijnders
posted by Suzanne_Romijnders
You get votes amiga but no one knows what to answer :) - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014
Maybe if you put Game: in the title people would check into it more, otherwise it looks like a question that already has 7 answers. - bosquederoble, Nov 18, 2014
Good idea, will do, thanks! :) - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 18, 2014
I put this into the "games" category. :) - rac1, Nov 18, 2014
In fact, Susy, Spanish roosters doesn't sing "quiriquí", but "quiquiriquí". - LuisCache, Nov 19, 2014
Gracias, rac1 - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 19, 2014
Oh, I thought both were possible, but I checked and now I can't find the shorter one anywhere, so I'll change it, thanks. :) - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 19, 2014

18 Answers

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This is for Luis and the English learners. It is a chart from the University of Adelaide on Animal Sounds with English ( as well as many languages).

Este enlace es para Luis y todos los estudiantes de inglés. Es una tabla de sonidos de animales de la Universidad de Adelaida con inglés (así como muchos idiomas).

Animal Sounds in English - Los sonidos de los animales en inglés

updated Nov 30, 2014
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
There are sounds in other languages also. - sanlee, Nov 19, 2014
Thank you, sanlee! - LuisCache, Nov 19, 2014
Good idea, Sanlee! :) - Findy, Nov 19, 2014
You're welcome :) - sanlee, Nov 20, 2014
It's so interesting how every language has their own animal sounds too. - sanlee, Nov 21, 2014
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A turkey says "I don't vote for Christmas"

Un pavo dice "Yo no voto por la Navidad"

updated Nov 21, 2014
posted by ian-hill
Or Thanksgiving.... - rac1, Nov 17, 2014
Certainly not for that amiga. - ian-hill, Nov 17, 2014
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El perro ladra: "¡Guau!"

updated Nov 21, 2014
posted by Suzanne_Romijnders
Haha, guau is cute - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 19, 2014
It is! X) - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 19, 2014
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And as for what the fox says... ?

Pues, supongo que El Zorro dice... ¡ En garde !

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updated Nov 21, 2014
posted by Faldaesque
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El búho dice uu uu uu.

The owl says who who who.

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updated Nov 21, 2014
posted by Bklitz
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Los cerdos pueden chillar (squeal) : "¡iih, uiii, cuiii!" enter image description here

pero también gruñir (grunt) : "¡oinc, oink!"

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Los humanos también pueden chillar (con miedo) y gruñir (con enfado).

updated Nov 21, 2014
edited by Suzanne_Romijnders
posted by Suzanne_Romijnders
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Hello, I would like to ask you to write your posts in English too, because I am very interested in knowing the verbs and the transcription of the sound that different animlas do in English.

By the way, in English, roosters sing: "cock-a-doodle-doo"!

En español, el gallo canta o cacarea: ¡Quiquiriquí!

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updated Nov 20, 2014
posted by LuisCache
Hi Luis. Check out the chart on my post. - sanlee, Nov 19, 2014
which post? - Rey_Mysterio, Nov 19, 2014
sanlee's post, Rey - sanlee, Nov 20, 2014
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Cuando ruge un león, el sonido ("¡grrrr, grgrgr!") puede ser escuchado desde una distancia de 8 km! enter image description here

updated Nov 21, 2014
edited by Suzanne_Romijnders
posted by Suzanne_Romijnders
How would you say that in English, Susy? Do lions "roar"? - LuisCache, Nov 19, 2014
Lions roar. - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
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Un gato maulla: "¡miau!"

updated Nov 19, 2014
posted by Suzanne_Romijnders
What do English kittens say? Meow? - LuisCache, Nov 19, 2014
Yes. :) - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
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Oveja: Balar, balido

La oveja bala, el sonido es un balido, la oveja dice beee….

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updated Nov 19, 2014
posted by bosquederoble
English- bleat, bleat, say baa, baa. - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
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La vaca muge, el sonido es un mugido, y la vaca dice muuuu….

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updated Nov 19, 2014
posted by bosquederoble
Sorry, I just had to include the punny one. ;) - bosquederoble, Nov 18, 2014
Mooing in Spanish....jajajajaja - rac1, Nov 18, 2014
So English is moo- for all three. - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
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Rana: Croar, el croar

La rana croa, el sonido es el croar- dice croá, croá

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updated Nov 19, 2014
posted by bosquederoble
Croak in English for all. Frogs also say Ribbit. - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
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Pato (duck): cuac cuac — quack

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updated Nov 19, 2014
posted by rac1
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enter image description here Lobo: Aullar, aullido

El lobo aúlla- el sonido se llama aullido (también aullo). Este es un dibujo con el sonido (no sé si hay otras maneras de expresarlo- quizás sin la "h" y también con otro número de las "u"- como auuuuuuuuuu...):

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updated Nov 19, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Would you please write your post in English? - LuisCache, Nov 19, 2014
Wolves howl, the sound is called a howl. This is a drawing with the sound (I don't know if there are other ways of expressing it- perhaps without the h and also with another number of u's- like auuu... - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
I don't know how to spell auuuuuu in English at all. :( - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
That may not have been my best attempt at writing Spanish, corrections are welcome. :) - bosquederoble, Nov 19, 2014
I think the 'h' can be omitted :) - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 19, 2014
I would write: "auuuuu" :-) - LuisCache, Nov 19, 2014
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Parrots

English parrots say: pretty Polly/ Who's a pretty boy?

Spanish parrots say: lorito, lorito, daca la pata, lorito. (litlle, little parrot, give me your leg, little parrot) grin

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updated Nov 21, 2014
posted by LuisCache
Mine won't say anything in English. - rac1, Nov 20, 2014
Neither in Spanish? - LuisCache, Nov 21, 2014