A dog says ruff. Or woof or arf or bow-wow or yap-yap (whatever your preference). But when you go to another country, the language change affects more than just hello and goodbye. The words used to describe the sound of a dog’s bark are also different. Here’s a list of doggy declarations in different languages:
Russian: gav-gav; guf-guf; hav-hav
Danish: vov-vov
Turkish: hev-hev; hav-hav
Arabic: hau-hau
Spanish: guau-guau; jau-jau
German: wuff-wuff; wau-wau
Burmese: woke-woke
Afrikaans: blaf-blaf; woef-woef
Thai: hong-hong
Portuguese: au-au
Greek: ghav-ghav
Korean: meong-meong
Japanese: wan-wan; kyan-kyan
Italian: bau-bau; arf-arf
Lebanese: haw-haw
Hindi: bow-bow
Icelandic: voff-voff
Polish: hau-hau
French: ouah-ouah; vaf-vaf; wouf-wouf
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