ali-cat Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 In among one of the hundreds of advertising brochures we received, there was a toy duck which, when you pressed his foot, said "coin coin". Now, I'm sorry but as far as I'm concerned duck's "quack". But it has started to make me wonder about other French animal sounds. Do dogs "bark" or "woof", do cats "meow" or "purr". What about cows? There can't be another sound, other than "moo", for them ..... can there?!! [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Nononononono...French ducks do say coin coinFrench cows say meuhFrench cats say miaou and ronronFrench dogs say ouah ouahFrench lambs say bbeeehhhFrench cockerels say cocorico (I bet you knew that!)French birds in general say cui cuiFrench hamsters say coui couiFrench turkeys say glouglou glouglouFrench donkeys say hi han Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-cat Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Now that's just silly!! Eveyone knows that a cow goes "moo", a donkey goes "hee haw" & that a sheep goes "baa"!! I knew that French was hard .... but now this!! [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="ali-cat"] I knew that French was hard .... but now this!! [:-))][/quote][:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 It's even worse in my bit of the Dordogne - according to the older Occitan speaking residents, cockerels say "lousercanterana". I'm sure there are others, but this is the only one I've learned.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Have you ever heard a French person trying to say "cockadoodledoo", it's far worse than Southampton ! [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Clair"]Nononononono...French ducks do say coin coinFrench cows say meuhFrench cats say miaou and ronronFrench dogs say ouah ouahFrench lambs say bbeeehhhFrench cockerels say cocorico (I bet you knew that!)French birds in general say cui cuiFrench hamsters say coui couiFrench turkeys say glouglou glouglouFrench donkeys say hi han[/quote][:D]Come on Clair, do a frog for us.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Tressy"]Come on Clair, do a frog for us.[:)][/quote]You'll have to make allowance for the accent though [:P]... CLICK HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [:-))]Clair, your voice sounds much gruffer than I expected. Your accent is charming though.[:)]Ooops, I forgot to say hi to Ali. Very funny thread.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 How come my British dog says "woof" but the locals seem to understand him (well they reply, at least)? Are animals bi-lingual by nature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I liken it to British-English and American-English... They sound almost the same and you can understand both [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-cat Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 I'm upset with the fact that now, not only can I not speak to my French neighbours ..... but I can't even say good morning to his cockerel, without getting the pronunciation wrong!! [:-))]I would also like to say that I've spent all day listening ..... but none of our cats, even Ellie our French baby, say "ronron"!! They purr!! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 ronronronronronronron (breath) ronronronronronron (breath) ronronronronronronronronron (swipe) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 However, all cats - from whichever side of the channel, have the nice gutteral rs off to a tee. Whether they ronron or whether they purr, they have great French accents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Clair"]ronronronronronronron (breath) ronronronronronron (breath) ronronronronronronronronron (swipe)[/quote]Now be a mouse![6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Too dangerous!! too many cats about...[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I heard an english cuckoo the other day in the Dordogne... [:$] It definitely said cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo...[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 What does a mouse do?My very grown up reading book has a rabbit going Hiii hiii, but what does a rabbit do in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Rose"]I heard an english cuckoo the other day in the Dordogne... [:$] It definitely said cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo...[8-)][/quote]Nahhhh, t'was a French one and it was going coucou coucou coucou... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Clair"][quote user="Rose"]I heard an english cuckoo the other day in the Dordogne... [:$] It definitely said cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo...[8-)][/quote]Nahhhh, t'was a French one and it was going coucou coucou coucou...[/quote]mmm... now you come to mention it, it did have more of an ou than and uc...[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The dog we sort of share, Buster (who is an absolutely gorgeous Springer), is tri-lingual: so there!Since he splits his time nowadays between Andalucia, Nord Pas de Calais and England, he knows that "Where are the cats?" is precisely the same as "¿Dónde están los gatos?" and "Où sont les chats ?"Smarter than the average pooch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Rose"]I heard an english cuckoo the other day in the Dordogne... [:$] It definitely said cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo...[8-)][/quote]But that's perfectly normal in the Dordogne isn't it ?! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"][quote user="Rose"]I heard an english cuckoo the other day in the Dordogne... [:$] It definitely said cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo...[8-)][/quote]But that's perfectly normal in the Dordogne isn't it ?! [:D] [/quote][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"][quote user="Rose"]I heard an english cuckoo the other day in the Dordogne... [:$] It definitely said cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo...[8-)][/quote]But that's perfectly normal in the Dordogne isn't it ?! [:D][/quote][Www] What can you mean Christine? [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 How about pigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now