June 28, 2005
I swear this dog is real
puffy dog, Canon Digital Rebel
At this same store in Chinatown, there is also a big black cat with a Hitler mustache. My friend Micki is convinced that he is actually Hitler reincarnated. It's odd to look at a cat this way. It gives you really mixed up feelings about the cat.
A site where you can hear kids from all over the world make animal and truck sounds. {via Sarah} Have you ever noticed that when you go to a different country they have a different sound for a rooster? Cock-a-doodle-doo just doesn't translate. In Italy they say, "ki-kiri-ki!"
My personal favorite however, is the Mexican sound for techno music. When I was traveling there, young people would refer to dance music as "Ponchis Ponchis." I had no idea why until I said {with a Mexican accent} "Ponchis Ponchis Ponchis Ponchis..." several times in a row to a techno beat. Do you see? Try this at home people.
Posted on June 28, 2005 08:11 AMsuch a cute dog!
in russia the cows seem to moo backwards. :)
Posted by: Aimee at June 29, 2005 05:18 PMhungarian roosters say kukuríkú (coo-coo-ree-coo :-) ). and techno music is toots-toots.
Posted by: tutegál at June 29, 2005 11:55 AMin spanish, a kissing noise is "chuac". i find this endlessly entertaining.
Posted by: paula at June 29, 2005 10:45 AMI just can't believe nobody has taken the opportunity to say the word "onomatopoeic", here. It's such a great word.
Posted by: Theresa at June 29, 2005 09:57 AMIn Sweden rooster and chickens, hens and all poultry says
Kuckeli-Ku
Pig says Noff - Noff ( but not with a o but an O with dots over it, so it's more like a mix of O and E)
I don't think that's a dog... I think that's a huge dust-bunny that got missed... ;)
Posted by: wilsonian at June 29, 2005 04:14 AMThe dog's cute but I love the shoes!
Posted by: Dee at June 28, 2005 08:07 PMLove the picture!
There are actually a couple of children's books about international sounds. They're done by a friend of mine, Linda Sue Park, and you can see them on Amazon. The first is Mung-Mung, and the second is called Yum-Yuck. Yum-Yuck is now one of my nephew's favorite books...
Take care,
Sarah
Have you seen Mr. Winkle? (www.mrwinkle.com) That dog looks a lot like him.
Posted by: Darcie at June 28, 2005 05:08 PMAnother good techno sounds is "oonce, oonce, oonce, oonce".
Posted by: Kelly at June 28, 2005 03:12 PMCan I take the dog home?
Posted by: fin at June 28, 2005 02:42 PMThose little pomeranians look like teddy bears come to life.
In Germany they say Kikiriki for roosters as well. I can't recall what specific animal translations they have, but I know the dog and cat sounds are slightly different as well. Zeroing in on the sounds of a country is an interesting idea. I always think of the ring-ring of British phones, they way Germans say "Hallo" instead of hello, and the gentler sound of European sirens.
My Mexican father always said "aiyiyi" instead of "ow!" :)
Posted by: Pamela at June 28, 2005 01:23 PMWhen I was in Japan, my favorite was the pig...and instead of "oink oink", it is "booo-booo". Kind of like a horn honking.
Posted by: morgan at June 28, 2005 12:13 PMhee!
Colin and I call it "nnn-tah, nnn-tah" music. :)
All I remember about Italian roosters is that they sound off at about 3 in the afternoon...for REAL!
Posted by: Kate at June 28, 2005 10:42 AMI remember learning that Spanish turkeys don't say "gobble gobble," they say "Mayo Junio Julio" (May, June, July) squished together, all real fast. Which actually sounds closer to a turkey warble than "gobble gobble."
Posted by: Anne at June 28, 2005 10:01 AMI Slovakia we say ki-ki-ri-kiiiiii too :)
Posted by: eva at June 28, 2005 09:51 AMMy French boyfriend and I always make fun of each other's cock-a-doodle-doo's. For him and les autres francais, it's "Co-co-ri-co!"
Thanks for the laughs!
Posted by: amy in paris at June 28, 2005 09:01 AM