Vocabulary for animal sounds in German

Here you will learn animal sounds and voices like crow, meow, neigh, purr and hiss, prepared for B2 learners.

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krähen [Verb]

to crow

Ex: Auf dem Bauernhof krähen viele Hähne.

Many roosters crow on the farm.

gackern [Verb]

to cluck

Ex: Man hörte die Hühner fröhlich gackern.

You could hear the hens clucking happily.

miauen [Verb]

to meow

Ex: Ich hörte eine Katze miauen.

I heard a cat meowing.

muhen [Verb]

to moo

Ex: Ich höre die Kühe muhen vom Bauernhof.

I hear the cows mooing from the farm.

wiehern [Verb]

to neigh

Ex: Pferde wiehern, wenn sie sich freuen.

Horses neigh when they are happy.

blöken [Verb]

to bleat

Ex: Man hört die Ziegen laut blöken.

You can hear the goats bleating loudly.

grunzen [Verb]

to grunt

Ex: Wenn sie fressen, grunzen die Schweine ständig.

When they eat, the pigs grunt constantly.

meckern [Verb]

to bleat

Ex: Man hört die Ziegen laut meckern.

You can hear the goats bleating loudly.

knurren [Verb]

to growl

Ex: Man hört den Fuchs in der Nacht knurren.

You hear the fox growling at night.

schnurren [Verb]

to purr

Ex: Man hört das Schnurren der Katze ganz deutlich.

You can clearly hear the cat's purring.

fauchen [Verb]

to hiss

Ex: Wenn die Katze Angst hat, faucht sie oft.

When the cat is scared, it often hisses.

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