What words does your cats understand?

[bluekat]

My cats understand a few words, it was pretty hard to teach them too! they know "sit", "come"(sometimes), "no", "stop", "jump", and of course, their name. i think they know more, but i can't think of any right now.
So what words do your cats understand?

[K & L]

They all seem to respond to their “name”, “get down”, “out”, “good kitty”, “bad kitty”, and of course “here kitty”.

[wolflady]

LOL LOL Good question. Honestly, I think cats are smarter then they let us believe :rolleyes: I do believe both Marius and Scooter listen to everything we say and can understand most of it..but they don't always necessarily heed what we say! LOL LOL

They both know their names and of course the word "NO!"...although this is only selective hearing :rolleyes:

They know "food!" "Treat!" "sit pretty" "down" "out" "come to momma" "sit on momma's lap" "good kitty" and who knows what else they really know...:confused:
:eek:
LOL LOL
:D

[boscibo]

All three of my cats know their names. They know the word "nip" (catnip), and Hanna knows "mousie". Bo & Hanna come running when I say "treat", but that could be because I shake the bag.

Diito on the "no" being subject to selective hearing. :)

[batgirl1980]

well i would LOVE to get mine to learn sit and stay. :D

Mine , I agree with wolflady..I think they understand everything I tell them, they just choose whether or not to pay attention... like this morning, i told Bach to "get down" which he KNOWS... he looked at me when I said it, looked back out the window, and 3 minutes later got down... of course he KNEW what i said, it just had to be done on his terms! :D

But in general they know "food" "time to eat" "bath" (:D) "i'm going to vacuum" (in which case they run fast away lol). as well as "get down" "come here" (which again, is paid attention to on their time frame)

:D cats.. gotta love em

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Mine know their names and treat, supper, catnip, brushie, and no. The last one they know what it means but usually choose to ignore it unless I'm yelling it and my face is turning really red. (or moving toward the offender in what they consider a threatening manner):D

[NoahsMommy]

They know:

Treaties
Mousie
Up
Down
Their names (you can communicate a lot with voice tone) ;)
No
Fishes
Outside
Birdies
Come here

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Tubby knows "no," Peanut does not. :rolleyes:

They both know "treats" and their names.

Tubby knows "be nice" "bugs" "wanna go out" and once we were upstairs and Tubby was there. We didn't want Peanut to be left out so we told Tubby "go get your sister." He did!!! :eek: Must have been a fluke though, because he's never done it again. :rolleyes:

And I think "treats" is the only word Peanut knows....or lets us know that she knows anyway. Well.....her daddy always said all she had to do was sit there looking cute and she'd get whatever she wanted, so who needs brains? ;) :D

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
We didn't want Peanut to be left out so we told Tubby "go get your sister." He did!!! :eek: Must have been a fluke though, because he's never done it again. :rolleyes:

HOW CUTE!!! :D

[Nomilynn]

Mine know
"what do you think you're doing" (both in a cross and sweet voice)
"fishies!!"
"get down"
their names.. I'm sure there are others but I can't remember.

They know their own name very well!
Then they understand "yammekes doen ?" (=eating anyone??),
"neen!!" (=no"!!) , "kom" (=come !) . that's about it!!

I am sure they understand more, but they don't tell me ;) ;) ;)

[RICHARD]

13,651 words....
he pulls up on the sunday newspaper and reads along with me...
since i don't know what "'mmmrrrrrttttt????" means in CAT were
are at a standstill.

[jenluckenbach]

DIN-DIN

they know that sound that you make when you clear your throat. That means, "Stop bathing so loudly"

EAT?

PPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTT !!!! that means stop clawing on whatever you are clawing on.

Who's hungry?

did I mention din-din?

[lynnestankard]

They all recognise 'No' - but when they've stopped doing whatever it was - they all react however it suits them.

Ketchum normally looks terrified and scuttles away very quickly - poor boy half the time I wasn't even talking to him!!

Bagel looks straight unto my eyes - and walks away twitching her tail as she walks.

Dan stares me out - then returns to whatever he was doing - with the next 'No' he runs off!!

They all recognise the rattle of the food bag!

Lynne

[tomkatzid]

Kelcee know several words.
Outside
Ice Cream
Breakfast
Treats
Biskies
Come to bed
Mr Mousie
No
TV
Sister
Ashlee
Nina
and GET BACK IN THE HOUSE
:)

[ScantyNebula]

Toby, as far as I know, understands:

-his name
-sit
-paw
-no!
-come here
-food
-go get it!

maybe more, not sure :D

[rosethecopycat]

Snowy knows:

Snowy, no!

and of course the variation:

No, Snowy!

He also knows:
EAT
TREATS
FISH
DOWN
COME SNOWY
OUT
GO PEE PEE
COME BE THE DOILY
TOY
COME TO LAMBY
MAMA
GOOD BOY
LAY DOWN, BABY
STOP IT
NIPPY
and the ultimate: (we can't even say this word in our house without setting him off) BUG!

Mr Jones knows:

EAT
DOWN
DON'T DIG
GOOD BOY
COME TO BED
WATCH TV
NO
NIPPY
NO BITE
and his special talent is: (when I cry out a 'wah' sound he throws his head back to my head, cuddling me)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Storm knows the word treat so well that now I have to spell it out. I sometimes think that he also understands this. He also knows the words: no, down, birds, bedtime, and his name. He also has selective hearing. :)

Sunny knows the words: no, down, and he knows his name. He also has selective hearing. He knows the word treat only because he sees Storm responding to it. :)

Cirrus doesn't know his name yet and I'm not sure what else he knows but I think he'll learn in time. :)

[Randi]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
... they know that sound that you make when you clear your throat. That means, "Stop bathing so loudly"

PPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTT !!!! that means stop clawing on whatever you are clawing on.
Jen, it's the same here. ;)

Lut, kom is also the danish word for come. :)

Fister knows the words No, Out, Spider, Food, Bed and his name. He probably knows more, but he also has selective hearing. :rolleyes: In fact, I think he's trying to teach us what he is saying! He's chatting away sometimes - mostly I think he's telling us which cat he has just seen in the yard.

[Barbara]

Filou and Tigris do not know their name. How could they as they are called Bootsie, Tigerchen, little jewel and many other words. They can however perfectly understand feelings.

They love sweet words said to them in a soft voice. And understand harsh words that mean stop. There is a certain sound which Filou understands as "Come to Meowmie" and which Tigris ignores.

And of course there are times of the day. Me going to bed means treat time. Daddy lying down on the floor with the legs on the sofa after coming home means time to groom him.

There is a lot of very differentiated communication but whether it is words? I doubt.

[smokey the elder]

My cats won't admit to knowing any English words. ;) I suspect they understand NO and "get off the table" and their names, but won't fess up to it.:p

[catmandu]

I am not sure how many words that they understang , but they only respond to Treats , Tuna , Chicken or New Toys , the other words like STOP , fighting , scratching , or excavating the litter box dont work at all!