Has my Cat learned English or should I be worried?
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
United States
July 20, 2017 12:32pm CST
Once upon a time my son had a cat. Then my son went off to college and I inherited his cat.
Tiger and I never talked much when my son was home. When my son first left, Tiger would come find me and I'd talk to him but he pretty much ignored me.
After a while, he began answering me with meows. Before long I started to think I could understand his meows. Now my wife even thinks I understand Tiger's meows.
If I start to hear Tiger answer me in English, is that a problem? This morning I could have sworn I heard him say, "Treats, please."
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
20 Jul 17
No doubt that is what you heard DW.5 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
20 Jul 17
@DWDavis I believe it too DW. He is a cutie and I have no trouble believing he understands and can answer you.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jul 17
@DWDavis the cat I have now I will tell hi to say ma ma he will do the mew mew. 
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Jul 17
I have no doubt Tiger said that! My dog says Momma when she wants to get out of her crate. My kids think it's so funny because I will sometimes say (to the kids) if I hear momma one more time today! Then the dog will start whining and say Momma-they bust out laughing!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Jul 17
Our cat, Fin, and I are getting pretty good at mimicking each other.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Jul 17
@JohnRoberts - Yes, but hehe's silverish grey, so he's kind of undercover.
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
20 Jul 17
@DWDavis there has to be some difference between dog and cat
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
20 Jul 17
@spaceseed I've often heard said the dogs have masters, cats have staff.
@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
21 Jul 17
I meow at Freya the Catblog Cat and she answers, so one of us must know what we are on about. Yes, the cat is a clever creature who has the human lingo all worked out if it happens to mean they get what they want. Funny how so many cats get inherited the way yours and mine were. Freya was my son's cat till he went to college.....
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Jul 17
My cats talk to me. I'm not entirely sure it's English, but ...
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Jul 17
That is no problem at all. I think that is cool. I would talk to my cats in English or Hebrew and sometimes meow at them. If they had something to say they would talk to me in cat language. I believe when I talked to them when they would listen that they understood me. Maybe Tiger heard so much in English that he learned to say a few words..You have a smart cat.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
23 Jul 17
@DWDavis
That is so cool. Did you repeat those to them all the time that they understood them or how do they understand them? I believe when I talk to my cat she understands me. Yesterday I told her to go sit on the chair on our porch and she climbed up on it.
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
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20 Jul 17
Cats do seem to understand certain sounds. I know when I repeated the same phrase over and over my cat knew from the tone of my voice what I was talking about. Smart creatures they are!
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@snowy22315 (180769)
• United States
20 Jul 17
I bet he was sooo trying to say it! Some cats are vocal and some are not. Mine is usually a quiet fellow, but last night I said "Are you ready for bed?" I got a corresponding meow..Like, I know exactly what you said,,,and I am!
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Jul 17
Oh you're not wrong @DWDavis ; cats know English. I have one called Cry Baby and that should say it all. His two favorites are "Noooooo" and "Nowwwwww". 
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jul 17
Not a problem I had one cat that I said, "hello" to every time he came and meowing at the door till he would meow in "hello" that tripped my sister out
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