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"Moo" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "mugir", and "baa" is a noun which is often translated as "el balido". Learn more about the difference between "moo" and "baa" below.
moo(
mu
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. mugir
The cows started mooing and advancing toward us.Las vacas empezaron a mugir y a avanzar hacia nosotros.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
baa(
bah
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el balido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There wasn't a sound to be heard but the light breeze and the baas of the sheep in the field.No se oía ningún sonido aparte de la brisa ligera y los balidos de las ovejas en el campo.
You can hear the plaintive baas of the hungry lambs from far away.Se escuchan los balidos angustiados de los corderos hambrientos desde lejos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. balar
"Why must I be so lonely?" said the shepherd, but the sheep only baaed and looked back up at him."¿Por qué estoy tan solo?" dijo el pastor, pero la oveja se limitó a balar y voltearlo a ver.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
a. beee
The teacher asked, "What sound does a sheep make?," and the kids went "baa!"La maestra preguntó, "¿Qué sonido hacen las ovejas?", y los niños dijeron "¡beee!"
