What sound does a pig make?
A pig says “oink”. That is the spelling. This is the recording.
Hear a real pig
The actual recording from Soundly
Why “oink” is not the whole answer
“Oink” is how English writes it down, and every language writes it differently — which tells you the spelling is about the language, not about the pig.
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 pigs rather than to one picture of one pig. That is why Soundly holds five photographs and five recordings behind every one of its 72 subjects.
Pig in 19 languages
- Englishpig
- NorskGrisunge
- SvenskaGrisunge
- DanskPattegris
- SuomiPorsas
- DeutschFerkel
- NederlandsBiggetje
- FrançaisPorcelet
- EspañolCerdito
- PortuguêsLeitão
- ItalianoMaialino
- PolskiProsiaczek
- РусскийПоросёнок
- TürkçeDomuz yavrusu
- 中文小猪
- 日本語こぶた
- 한국어새끼 돼지
- IndonesiaAnak babi
- Tiếng ViệtLợn con