The top ten: Animal noises in other languages
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Bee buzzing in Japanese. (And summ summ in German.)
2. Fiyt fiyt
Small bird tweeting in Russian.
3. Ronron
Cat purring in French.
4. Coccodé
Chicken clucking in Italian.
5. Baeh
Cow lowing in Urdu.
6. Gav gav
Dog barking in Greek.
7. Quaak quaak
Frog croaking in German.
8. Háp háp
Duck quacking in Hungarian. (And coin coin in French.)
9. Nöff nöff
Pig grunting in Swedish.
10. Clou clou
Turkey gobbling in Spanish.
Next week: Unanswered questions in songs ('Is there life on Mars?')
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