{"id":1442,"date":"2014-05-28T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2014-05-28T20:31:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T20:31:02","slug":"animal-sounds-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/animal-sounds-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal sounds in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People speak different languages and have different accents. What about animals? Do Irish cats sound the same as Serbian cats? The sound that animals make is not affected by the country they live in. However, humans use their own onomatopoeias (\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03af\u03b5\u03c2<\/em>, sounds) to describe an animal sound.
\nThis is a list of some\u00a0 Greek onomatopoeias related to animals. Some animal sounds are missing because they cannot be phonetically represented.<\/p>\n

1. \u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>. \u00a0 (\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03bf\u03c5)<\/strong>
\nEe gata neeaourizee<\/em> (neeaou).
\nThe cat is meowing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n2. \u039f \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b1\u03b2\u03b3\u03af\u03b6\u03b5<\/span><\/strong>\u03b9. \u00a0 (\u03b3\u03b1\u03b2)<\/strong>
\nO skeelos gavgeezee<\/em> (gav)
\nThe dog is barking.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n3. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03af \u03c4\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b2\u03af\u03b6\u03b5<\/span><\/strong>\u03b9.\u00a0\u00a0 (\u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5)<\/strong>
\nTo poulee teeteeveezee<\/em>.
\nThe bird is tweeting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n4. \u0397 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>. (\u03ba\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf)<\/strong>
\nEe kota kakareezee<\/em>.
\nThe hen is clucking.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n5. \u039f \u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af<\/span><\/strong> \/ \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/strong><\/span>. (\u03ba\u03b9\u03ba\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5)<\/strong>
\nO kokotas lalee \/ krazee<\/em>. (keekeereekou)
\nThe rooster is crowing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n6. \u039f \u03b1\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \/ \u03bf \u03b3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5<\/span><\/strong>\u03b9.
\nO aetos \/ o geranos klagazee<\/em>.
\nThe eagle \/ the crane is\u00a0 screaming.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n7. \u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03ce\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span> <\/strong>\/ \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5<\/span>\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>. (\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1)<\/strong>
\nTo korakee krozee<\/em>. (kra kra)<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe crow is cawing.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n8. \u0397 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1\u00a0 \/ \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>. (\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5)<\/strong>
\nEe agelada \/ to vodee mouganeezee<\/em>. (mou mou)
\nThe cow \/ the ox\u00a0 is moowing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n9. \u039f \u03b3\u03ac\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5<\/span><\/strong>\u03b9.
\nO gaeedaros gareezee<\/em>.
\nThe dunkey is heehawing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n10. \u03a4\u03bf \u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf \u03c7\u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>.
\nTo alogo hleemeentreezee.<\/em>
\nThe horse is neighing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n11. \u039f \u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/strong><\/span>. (\u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03ad\u03be \u03ba\u03bf\u03ac\u03be \u03ba\u03bf\u03ac\u03be)<\/strong>
\nO vatrahos koazee<\/em>. (vrekekez koax koax)
\nThe frog is craking.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n12. \u0397 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/strong><\/span>.
\nEe melisa voueezee<\/em>.
\nThe bee is buzzing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n13. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u00a0 \/ \u0397 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>. (\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b5)<\/strong>
\nTo provato \/ ee katseeka velazee<\/em>.
\nThe sheep \/ the goat is bleating.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n14. \u03a4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03c1\u03c5\u03c7\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>.
\nTo leeontaree vreehate<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The lion is roaring.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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15. <\/em>To \u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9 \u03b3\u03c1\u03c5\u03bb\u03bb\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>.
\nTo gourounee greelizee<\/em>.
\nThe pig is snorting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n16. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c6\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong> \/ \u03c3\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/span><\/strong>.
\nTo feedee sfeereezee \/ seereezee<\/em>.
\nThe snake is hissing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some of these verbs are used metaphorically\u00a0 to describe about human voices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
\n\u039d\u03b9\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9<\/span> (neeaoureezo<\/em>)= to meow \/ to speak micingly
\nH \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/strong>. (Ee Mareea neeaoureezee<\/em>)
\nMaria speaks mincingly.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u0393\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9<\/span> (gareezo)= to heehaw \/ to yell
\n\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03c9. \u0398\u03b1 \u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/strong> \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5. (Then boro na argeeso. Tha gareezee palee to afentiko<\/em> mou<\/em>)
\nI can\u2019t be late. My boss will be yelling at me again.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u039a\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/span> (krazo)= to craw, to hoot (slang) \/ \u03c4\u03c1\u03ce\u03c9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf<\/span> (troo kraxeemo<\/em>)=\u00a0 to be hooted (slang)<\/span>
\nO \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03b9\u03bc<\/strong>\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2.
\nThe minister was hooted by the strikers.<\/p>\n

\"vatrahos\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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People speak different languages and have different accents. What about animals? Do Irish cats sound the same as Serbian cats? The sound that animals make is not affected by the country they live in. However, humans use their own onomatopoeias (\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03af\u03b5\u03c2, sounds) to describe an animal sound. This is a list of some\u00a0 Greek onomatopoeias…<\/p>\n

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