| Cat Phrase | Meaning |
| Miaow | Feed me. |
| meeow | Pet me. |
| mrooww | I love you. |
| miioo oo oo | I am in love and must meet
my betrothed outside beneath the hedge.
Don't wait up. |
| mrow | I feel like making noise. |
| rrrow mawww | Please, the time is come
to tidy the cat box. |
| rrrow miawww | I have remedied the cat
box untidiness by shoveling the contents as
far out of the box as was practical. |
| miaowmiaow | Play with me. |
| miaowmioaw | Have you noticed the
shortage of available cat toys in this room? |
| mioawmioaw | Since I can find nothing
better to play with, I shall see what happens
when I sharpen my claws on this handy
piece of furniture. |
| raowwwww | I think I shall now spend time
licking the most private parts of my anatomy. |
| mrowwwww | (only heard in males) I am
now recalling, with sorrow, that some of my
private parts did not return with me from that
visit to the vet. |
| roww maww roww | I am so glad to see
that you have returned home with both arms
full of groceries. I will now rub myself against
your legs and attempt to trip you as you walk
towards the kitchen. |
| mmeww | I believe I have heard a burglar.
If you would like to go and beat him senseless,
I shall be happy to keep your spot in the bed
warm. |
| iieee iieee | LOOK! There is a little bug on the ceiling! |
| gakk ak ak | My digestive passages seem to
have formed a hairball. Wherever could this
have come from? I shall leave it here upon the
carpeting. |
| mow | Snuggling is a good idea. |
| moww | Shedding is pretty good, too. |
| mowww! | I was enjoying snuggling and
shedding in the warm clean laundry until
you removed me so unkindly. |
| miaow! miaow! | I have discovered that,
although one may be able to wedge one's
body through the gap behind the stove and
into that little drawer filled with pots and
pans, the reverse path is slightly more
difficult to navigate. |
| mraakk! | Oh, small bird! Please come
over here. |
| ssssroww! | I believe that I have found a
woodchuck. I shall now act terribly brave. |
| mmmmmmm | If I sit in the sunshine for
another week or so, I think I might be satisfied. |