Discussion: What does a dog say?

Diarrhoea

Different countries think that dogs bark in different ways.

Quote:

Afrikaans → blaf-blaf; woef-woef; keff-keff (small dogs)
Albanian → ham-ham
American Sign Language (ASL) → Both closed fists held horizontally together-fingers in towards each other. Quickly open the fists together to expose the fingers twice.
Arabic → hau-hau; how-how
Armenian → haf-haf
Balinese → kong-kong
Basque → au-au (any dog); txau-txau (small dogs); zaunk-zaunk (large dogs); jau-jau (old dogs)
Belgian → wooah-wooah (if you believe Tintin's dog Snowy is typical)
Bengali → gheu-gheu; bhao-bhao
Bulgarian → bau-bau; jaff-jaff
Burmese → woke-woke
Catalan → bau-bau; bub-bub
Chinese-Cantonese → wo-wo; wow-wow; wong-wong
Chinese-Mandarin → wang-wang
Croatian → vau-vau
Czech → haff-haff
Danish → vov-vov; vuf-vuf
Dutch → blaf-blaf; woef-woef; waf-waf (small dogs); kef-kef (very small dogs)
English → woof-woof; ruff-ruff; arf-arf; bow-wow; yap-yap (small dogs); yip-yip (very small dogs
Esperanto → boj-boj
Estonian → auh-auh; auch-auch
Finnish →hau-hau; vuh-vuh; rauf-rauf
French →wouaff-wouaff; ouah-ouah; whou-whou; vaf-vaf; jappe-jappe (small dog)
German → wuff-wuff; vow-vow
Greek → ghav-ghav
Hebrew → hav-hav; haw-haw-how-how
Hindi → bow-bow
Hungarian → vow-vow, vau-vau
Icelandic → voff-voff
Indonesian → guk-guk; gong-gong
Irish → amh-amh
Italian → bau-bau; arf-arf
Japanese → wan-wan; kian-kian
Korean → mung-mung; wang-wang
Kurdish → hau-hau
Latvian →vau-vau
Lebanese → haw-haw
Lithuanian → au-au
Macedonian → av-av
Malay → gong-gong
Marathi → bhu-bhu; bho-bho
Nigerian (Calabar area) → wai-wai
Norwegian → voff-voff; boff-boff; vov-vov
Persian → vogh-vogh; cut-cut; bad-bad
Polish → hau-hau
Portuguese → au-au
Romanian → ham-ham; hau-hau
Russian → gav-gav; guf-guf; hav-hav; tyav-tyav (small dogs)
Serbian → av-av
Sinhala → buh-buh
Slovak → haf-haf; hau-hau
Slovene → hov-hov
Spanish → guau-guau; gua-gua; jau-jau
Swedish → voff-voff; vov-vov
Tagalog → ow-ow; baw-baw
Tamil →wal-wal, bow-bow, lol-lol
Thai → hong-hong
Turkish → hev-hev; hav-hav
Ukrainian → hau-hau; haf-haf; dzyau-dzyau
Urdu → bow bow
Vietnamese → gau-gau; wau-wau; ang-ang
Welsh → wff-wff

What do you think a dog says?

Satan

woof

omg this is weird reading this, but i like it

i litterally thought everyone thought a dog goes woof woof or ruff

EtherealCat

wuroofwoof

Bellerophon

I always found this fascinating. My Spanish teacher had a poster of animal sounds in Spanish, and "guau" made me uncomfortable

DevonDreams

bark-bark

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