Animal sounds: Thai vs. English

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00:00Animals make different sounds in different languages.

00:03Today, let's compare Thai and English animal sounds.

00:06First up, the rooster.

00:08In English, it says cock-a-doodle-doo,

00:11but in Thai, it says eek-ee-eek-eek.

00:14And the dog.

00:15In English, it says woof-woof,

00:17but in Thai, we say hong-hong.

00:19A horse. In English, it's neigh,

00:21but in Thai, we say hee-hee-hee.

00:25The pig. In English, it's oink-oink,

00:28but in Thai, it's oot-oot.

00:30An elephant. In English, it sounds trumpet,

00:33but in Thai, we say pren-pren.

00:37The frog. In English, it's croak-croak,

00:40but in Thai, it's op-op.

00:42And finally, the duck.

00:44In English, it's say quack-quack,

00:46but in Thai, we say gap-gap.

00:50Pretty fun, right?

00:51What animal sound surprised you the most?

00:54Let us know in the comments

00:55and tell us more about the animal sounds in your country.