French onomatopoeia

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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