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How do you describe the sounds of animals in your country? It is interesting that each language has its own special words to describe such sounds.
| karasu からす |
crow |
kaa kaa |
| niwatori 鶏 |
rooster | kokekokko コケコッコー (Cock-a-doodle-doo) |
| nezumi ねずみ |
mouse | chuu
chuu チューチュー |
| neko 猫 |
cat | nyaa
nyaa ニャーニャー (meow) |
| uma 馬 |
horse | hihiin ヒヒーン |
| buta 豚 |
pig | buu
buu ブーブー (oink) |
| hitsuji 羊 |
sheep | mee
mee メーメー (baa baa) |
| ushi 牛 |
cow | moo
moo モーモー (moo) |
| inu 犬 |
dog | wan
wan ワンワン (woof, bark) |
| kaeru カエル |
frog | kero
kero ケロケロ (ribbit) |
These animal sounds are usually written in katakana.
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