bing bong
/binɡ bonɡ/from spelling rules
The phrase bing bong in Spanish is an onomatopoeia used to imitate the sound of a doorbell.
bing bong is an onomatopoeic expression used to represent the sound made by a doorbell.
How do you pronounce it?
/binɡ bonɡ/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, you do not 'ring' a doorbell using a verb for sound, but rather use the verb tocar, which literally means 'to touch'.
- While bing bong is used for doorbells, the Spanish word for the physical bell is timbre, which also describes the unique 'timbre' or quality of a person's voice in English.
- While bing bong works as an onomatopoeia, a person in Spain or Mexico might instead use toc toc to represent a knock or din don for a bell.
Example conversation
Alejandro is visiting Maria at her house.
- AlejandroBing bong, ¡hola María!Ding dong, hello Maria!
- María¡Hola Alejandro! Pasa, por favor.Hello Alejandro! Come in, please.
- Alejandro¡Gracias! No escuché el bing bong.Thanks! I didn't hear the ding dong.
- MaríaEs que el timbre suena bajo.It's just that the doorbell is quiet.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
