How many (hooman) words do your cats understand?

[kitten645]

Let's see..I think my boys understand more than they let on but:

Get Down
Come Here
No
Be Nice (when I can TELL they are about to scuffle!)
T-R-E-A-T-S (can hardly even SPELL it anymore without three kitty faces at my feet!)

Calvin knows "flipa flip" which is more of a trick..he then proceeds to flip over his head onto his back!

And when I say "WHAT"S THAT?" Calvin runs to the window to look for a squirrel or birdy

Claudia

[Lizzie]

Now, do your cats simply understand "come here" or do they respond to it also? When I say that to any of my cats, they look at me with a "why should I" look on their faces and wait for me to give a reason. So then I have to say "treats" or "play" or "cuddles" or whatever. Depending on their mood, they either jump down right away or sit forward with a "tell me more" kind of expression. Getting them to rush off is much easier than getting them to come forward - oh dear! does that make me a guardian ogre?

[critter crazy]

Lets see Loki is still quite young but is catching on very quickly!

He understands:
his name
Bed time
dinner time
no


and that is about all for now.

[RICHARD]

And I understand a lot of their language:
Like Bloody f... heck where is my dinner? (I am sorry that's Tigris' language- I have no idea where he learnt it )

I'll clean up the emails I send to him....

[catmandu]

Temptations!
Fancy Feat!!
Steak!!!
And Michaels Favorite
Chicken!!!

[CultureJunky]

Oh Jack & Sunny are quite intelligent when it comes to knowing what words mean.
They know

Breakfast
Dinner/Tea
Supper
Biscuits
Food
Get Down (if Jack is nosing around food he shouldn't be)
Do you want to go out?

And they also know their many many different nicknames!

[lvpets2002]

WoW If that aint the truth.. My girls know Breakfast, treats, where is your fluff fluff {toy}, & they go crazy when I wink & blow kisses at them = they will roll on the floor & want meowmom to pick them up..

My cat understands everything I say, unfortunately he also has selective hearing.

[KitCat]

Cocoa Kitty knows a lot of words because I use the same words all the time

his favorites:
food (dry crunchies), treat, snack, tuna, chicken, meat

tricks:
sit, stay, stand, spin (turn around in a circle), walk (kind of like heel for a dog. It means get goin'), up (hop up).

time:
soon, a little while, later.

praise:
good boy, Yay (when he runs), sweetie pie cat.

misc:
soft (be gentle), brush (grooming with a brush or comb), toy, porch (gets to
go on the porch), outside, kitty grass (he likes to chew on grass, but I use the same phrase for veggies like corn and squash that he will eat).

I'm sure he knows a lot more....

[Freedom]

My 7 all know their names and nicknames. Well, Ebony is just now learning her name(s) after 3 months with us.

They know: kibble, food-in-the-dish, water (at the bathroom sink), NO!, Get DOWN!, be nice, GENtle!, and AH-AH. (as in no-no).

They also know "back-back" which we use when we have them outside with us and they start leaving the back yard for the side and front.

Whether they heed the word is a totally different matter.

Crystal knows "bouncy" which is the super hi bounce ball she loves to play with. And if you ask her where it is, she will look around to find it, checking under the entertainment center, under the sofa and (why is this the LAST place she looks?) in the toy pile. which is usually where I put it when cleaning up.

I used to take Sparkle to nursing homes as part of a pet therapy program. She knew the term"nursing home" and would come and stand calmly while I put on her harness. We did that for 18 months, but stopped about 6 years ago. REcently I was talking to Dad about someone who moved in to a "nursing home," and Sparkle came trotting over to see what she should do!

They know lots of sounds, it is impossible to open any can - pop top OR can opener- they think all cans are cat food and come running from all corners of the house! Comical to see.

I generally give them baths every other month, first of the month or as close to that as possible. Yes, even though they are house cats. You see, I am ALLERGIC to CATS! And I have 7. So bathing helps remove that enzyme which is in their saliva and which they get all over themselves when grooming. I always notice a BIG difference after bath time.

They know when I am tinking about bath time, even though I haven't moved out of the chair yet to get started!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Mine know the words:
treats
dinner
breakfast
food
birds
mice
bed time
their names most of the time & nicknames

[Sonia59]

Peppito understands and replies to many more words, though selectively For instance when I say ''come here!'' and I go to the bathroom in the morning, he follows me tail up, because he loves sitting in the bathroom and watching the hoomans showering, he has to be here! But when I say ''come here'' when we are in the garden and I want to go back in the house, it's another story

Jasmine understands at least ''NO!" which works well. For the rest I think she understands but ignores it, except for food We have an automatic feeder" (not sure this is the right word) that we use when we are away for one or two days. When it delivers a portion of food it gives a message that I have saved and says two times ''Peppito! Jasmine! Come! It's time to eat!''. Last week, we ran the machine to be sure the kitties will still use it and won't be scared, and we saw Jasmine flying down the stairs and throwing her head to look for food (and it's not that I don't feed them enough...)!

[Sonia59]

Oh yes, and I forgot to say, they understand the non spoken language, of course! (looks, eye blinking, showing something with hands, etc.)

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

"yammekes" !!!! = food !!!
"buiten spelen?" = play outside??
"NEEEEEE !!" no!
"naar bedje!" = go to bed!!
"papa" and "mama" = dad and mommy

and of course they all understand their name

[Kirsten]

Isn't it amazing how many languages they understand?!

Kirsten

[momcat]

Like most other cats, Groucho seems to have selective understanding of most words, probably more words than he lets on. Groucho knows:

his name
mousie
come on the blanket?
doctor
Groucho do lovebug?
where's my little boy?
tell me all about it (he'll meow and meow)