2007-09-30 10:01:13 · 17 answers · asked by sandtwixtoes 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Ipek K is totally right. and also ducks make "vak vak"... birds make "jick jick"
2007-09-30 10:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
What makes you think that "shhh" is English?? English is a relatively young language and other languages were using it long before it was used in English.
2007-09-30 18:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. The shushing sound is not uncommon, nor is it necessarily English. I know Rroma people who do it and don't speak a bit of English as all.
2007-09-30 17:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by Aingeal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not everyone. In Korea it's a sound used to make children go to the toilet! I didn't find this out for some time, of course...!
In France they put a 't' on the end - "shhht"!
2007-10-01 08:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by sirensofsilence 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends if I 'm in a bad mood or not,if I am in a bad one I just tell them to shut up!
If not I tell them to shhh...
2007-09-30 17:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by bornfree 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I speak two other languages in which I use Shhhhh... I believe it is a universal sound, lol.
2007-09-30 17:06:39 · answer #6 · answered by Settelbanat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. They also tend to say 'tut', especially to children when they do something mildly wrong.
One thing I have noticed is that Swiss cats don't react when you say, 'ch-ch-ch.'
2007-10-01 04:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes but not always: in French, for example, they say "chut" (which sounds a bit like "shoot".)
2007-10-01 09:57:57 · answer #8 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,we do in Germany as well
2007-10-01 09:48:58 · answer #9 · answered by chrissy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes in welsh , Sh neu di gormod o swn .
Sh will u to much noise
2007-09-30 18:39:34 · answer #10 · answered by Cymro i'r Carn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
shhh to say what ?
2007-09-30 20:43:06 · answer #11 · answered by French Ingrid 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋