When Americans imitate a dog barking, they generally use some form of “Ruff, ruff” or “woof woof.” When my mom, who’s Korean, plays with my dog, she imitates her by saying “mong mong.” Check out this site to find out how dogs bark in other languages. And enjoy the picture of my sleepy little “mong-mong-e.”
This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2008.
