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What sound does a cat make?

A cat says “meow”. That is the spelling. This is the recording.

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The actual recording from Soundly
A real cat, photographed close up
One of five photographs of a cat in Soundly. Every one is a real photograph, never an illustration.

Why “meow” is not the whole answer

“Meow” is how English writes it down, and every language writes it differently — which tells you the spelling is about the language, not about the cat.

A small child learning the word does not need the spelling. They need the sound and the thing together, more than once, and looking slightly different each time — so that the word attaches to cats rather than to one picture of one cat. That is why Soundly holds five photographs and five recordings behind every one of its 72 subjects.

Cat in 19 languages

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Soundly has 360 real photographs and 361 real recordings across six worlds, in 19 languages. The twelve farm animals are free.

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