Below are some examples of French onomatopoeia.
- boom! – boum! (or: badaboum!)
- achoo! – achoum!
- clack! – clac!
- glug-glug (sound of drinking, and the sound of a turkey) – glou-glou
- knock knock knock (knocking on a door) – toc toc toc
- oink oink (sound of a pig) – groin-groin
- cock-a-doodle-doo – cocorico
- croak croak (sound of a frog) – coa-coa
- yum yum (delicious) – miam miam
- phew! – ouf!
- bang bang! (gunshot) – pan pan!
- wee-woo (police siren) – pinpon
- beep-beep! (honking) – pouet-pouet!
- tweet-tweet – cui-cui

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