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| r0pe Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 4446 days ago 29 posts - 33 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Japanese | Message 9 of 22 11 January 2013 at 10:36am | IP Logged | ||
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German:
Cat: miau Dog: wau wau or wuff wuff Chick (female): put put Rooster: kikeriki Pig: oink oink or grunz grunz Cow: muuh Donkey: i-ah i-ah Bird: piep piep Horse: Duck: quack quack Snake: sssss Rabbit: Goat: määh Sheep: määh Fish: Owl: Bee: sum sum Mice: Lion/tiger: Edited by r0pe on 11 January 2013 at 10:38am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| pesahson Diglot Senior Member Poland Joined 5509 days ago 448 posts - 840 votes  Speaks: Polish*, English Studies: French, Portuguese, Norwegian | Message 10 of 22 11 January 2013 at 2:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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Polish:
Cat: miau Dog: hau hau Chick (female): ko ko ko Rooster: kukuruku Pig: chrum chrum Cow: muu Donkey: Bird: ćwir ćwir (althogh crows go kra kra) Horse: Duck: kwa kwa Snake: sssss Rabbit: Goat: mee Sheep: bee Fish: Owl: hu hu Bee: bzzz Mice: Lion/tiger: 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gosiak Triglot Senior Member Poland Joined 4907 days ago 241 posts - 361 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, German Studies: Norwegian, Welsh | Message 11 of 22 11 January 2013 at 2:22pm | IP Logged | ||
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Polish:
Donkey: ioio 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Ojorolla Diglot Groupie France Joined 4746 days ago 90 posts - 130 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 12 of 22 12 January 2013 at 6:41am | IP Logged | ||
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Korean:
Cat: Yaong Dog: Meongmeong or Walwal Chicken: Koko or Kokodaek Rooster: Kokio Pig: Kulkul Cow: Eummeh Donkey: ? Bird: Chaekchaek (sparrow) Horse: Hihing Duck: Kwaekkwaek Snake: ? Rabbit: ? Goat: Meeh Sheep: Meeh Fish: ? Owl: Pueongbueong Bee: Wingwing Mice: Chikchik Lion/tiger: Eoheung PS: All diphthongs are single vowels that don't exist in English. Edited by Ojorolla on 12 January 2013 at 6:43am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| vonPeterhof Tetraglot Senior Member Russian FederationRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4553 days ago 715 posts - 1527 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Japanese, German Studies: Kazakh, Korean, Norwegian, Turkish | Message 13 of 22 12 January 2013 at 8:10am | IP Logged | ||
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| Ojorolla Diglot Groupie France Joined 4746 days ago 90 posts - 130 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 14 of 22 12 January 2013 at 8:44am | IP Logged | ||
In theory, you're right, but in practice, it's not as simple as that. To a Korean's ear (a Seoulite like me, that is), English /ʌ/ sounds whether like 'ㅓ' or 'ㅏ'. So I would transcribe 'bus' as '버스' but for 'cup of coffee', '캅' is closer to what I hear, rather than '컵' which we conventionally use. And according to the wiki talk page you linked to, 'ㅓ' sounds like /ɔ/ to an American's ear. However, if an American speaks Korean realizing 'ㅓ' as the American /ɔ/,(I hear Americans speak Korean like this all the time), to a Korean it sounds more like an 'ㅗ', or somewhere between 'ㅓ' and 'ㅗ', and they end up sounding like North Koreans!(North-Korean 'ㅓ' is very close to Seoulite 'ㅗ') It's as complicated as that, but I hope you understand what I mean... Edited by Ojorolla on 12 January 2013 at 8:46am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| xander.XVII Diglot Senior Member Italy Joined 4835 days ago 189 posts - 215 votes Speaks: Italian*, EnglishC1 Studies: French | Message 15 of 22 18 April 2013 at 8:42pm | IP Logged | ||
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Italian: Onomatopea (Name/Verb)
Cat: Miao (Miagolio/Miagolare) Dog: Bau Bau more rarely vuf vuf (abbaio, guaito,uggiolio[when the dog seems to be crying]/abbaiare,guaire,uggiolare) Chicken: Coccodè ( cioccio,schiamazzo [rarest]/ chiocciare,schiamazzare) Rooster: Chicchirichì (canto del gallo) Pig: Oink oink ( grufolo,grugnito/grufolare,grugnire) Cow: Muu (muggito/muggire) Donkey: I-ò (raglio/ragliare) Bird: gra gra (sparrow) (gracchiare) Horse: I-ìì (Nitrito/nitrire) Duck: Qua qua (starnazzo/starnazzare) Snake: Ssssss (sibilo/sibilare) Rabbit: ? (ziga) Goat: / Sheep: Beeee (belato/belare) Fish: ? Owl: U-ù (bubolare [rarest to the extreme extent] Bee: Zzzzzz (ronzio/ronzare)--> like mosquito Mice: Squit (squittio/squittire) Lion/tiger: Groar, roar,rrrrr (ruggito/ruggire) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Cabaire Senior Member Germany Joined 5380 days ago 725 posts - 1352 votes | Message 16 of 22 18 April 2013 at 11:19pm | IP Logged | ||
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German (addition):
Owl: schu schu Raven: krah krah Fish: blub blub Pig: quiek quiek Elephant: törööö Edited by Cabaire on 18 April 2013 at 11:22pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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