How to Talk to Animals in English

 

1. Cats — meow

Cats meow when they want something. When they’re content (happy), like if they’re enjoying some petting, they purr. Cat purring sounds like a little engine! (Don't try making that sound now)

2. Dogs — woof

 Angry dogs growl, scared dogs whimper, and some dogs (and wolves) howl.

Many dogs woof or ruff, but small dogs yip and yap (someone yappy is someone who talks a lot), while large dogs have a deep bow-wow. All these sounds are called barking.

3. Horses — neigh

If you’ve ever heard a horse’s sound, you know it’s hard to describe. In English the sound is written as a neigh, and is called a whinny.

4. Goats and sheep — baa

 “Baa baa black sheep have you any wool?”

Goats and sheep make the sound baa, which is unusual because we don’t normally see two a’s next to each other in English. The double a’s are used to show that the sound is elongated (lengthened). This cry is called a bleat.

5. Pigs — oink

Pigs seem to speak differently in every language, and in English they say oink. 

Another pig noise is the grunt. You probably grunt sometimes too, since it’s the sound you make when you do something physically difficult. 

A grunt is also the name for the lowest level workers and soldiers. This led to the term “grunt work,” used to describe boring jobs that no one wants to do. (In Tamil also the same usage is in practice. If you are not interested to go to school then you should go for pig rearing)

6. Cows — moo

The sound a cow makes is moo. 

7. Donkeys — hee-haw

Donkeys have a two-toned call that sounds pretty funny. In English, this sound is called braying, and is written as hee-haw.

8. Chickens — cluck

Female chickens are called hens and they make a clucking sound. 

9. Roosters — cock-a-doodle-do

When a rooster calls in the morning, that’s called crowing (similar to the bird “crow,” but in this case it’s a verb). In English, the sound of a rooster is written as cock-a-doodle-do. 

10. Birds — chirp

Birds of all sizes are known for their sounds, which are usually called singing. Birds chirp, trill and warble. They also tweet and twitter.  (Now you know why the popular media website twitter is with a bird logo!)

11. Owls — Hoot

Owls might be birds, but they make different sounds. In fact, they’re known for not using too many sounds at all as they fly; they’re silent predators (animals that hunt other animals for food).

The owl’s sound is called a hoot. Owls, and other birds of prey like eagles and hawks, can also screech—a loud, high-pitched yell.

12. Ducks and geese — quack and honk

Do you think ducks and geese sound the same? In English, they make two very different sounds. Ducks quack and geese honk. 

13. Frogs — ribbit

In English, frogs croak or say ribbit. 

14. Mosquitoes — buzz

How many times have you been awakened in the middle of the night as a mosquito flew by your ear? Many insects like mosquitoes, flies and bees, make a buzzing sound.

15. Crickets — chirp

Crickets, like birds, say chirp. Many crickets chirping together make a beautiful symphony. One cricket chirping indoors can drive you crazy.