5/13/25

Korean Animal Sounds

When you watch Korean dramas/Kdramas/Korean tv shows/Korean movies etc., you probably have heard of these Korean phrases... Today let’s learn how Koreans describe their animal sounds.

Words

동물 - animal ( Noun )

의성어 - onomatopoeia ( Noun )

개 - dog ( Noun )

강아지 - puppy , small dog ( Noun )

멍멍 - woof woof ( Noun )

음메 - moo ( Noun )

소 - cow ( Noun )

오리 - duck ( Noun )

꽥꽥 - quack quack ( Noun )

고양이 - cat ( Noun )

야옹 - Meow ( Noun )

새 - bird ( Noun )

짹짹 - tweet tweet ( Noun )

쥐 - mouse ( Noun )

찍찍 - squick squick ( Noun )

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