Do you like cats? If someone asks you this question, chances are you will answer yes. They have hairy faces and large predatory eyes that glow in the dark, they hunt mice and small insects, they meow and sleep two-thirds of the day when they are not grooming themselves. At least the meows don’t bother the neighbors unlike the barking of dogs. Both in the West and in the East, the majority of people on Earth love cats.
And myself, I love cats. Both you and I love them so much, we sometimes watch videos on YouTube featuring cats that garner tens of millions, if not billions, of views. And you and I share a passion for the Japanese language, so now how about learning to write the names of cat breeds in katakana? In the first season we saw dog breeds, today it’s cat breeds.
All the words in the list, except the first, are in katakana.
Let’s get started without further ado.
飼い猫 / 飼猫 .
かいねこ
. the domestic cat, the pet cat
ペルシャ
. the persian
ベンガル
. the bengal
スフィンクス
. the sphynx
シンガプーラ
. the singapura
コラット
. the korat
ブルミラ
. the burmilla
マンクス
. the manx
サバンナ
. the savannah
シャム
. the siamese
アビシニアン
. the abyssinian
ボンベイ
. the bombay
エジプシャンマウ
. the egyptian mau
ジャパニーズボブテイル
. the japanese bobtail
シベリア
. the siberian
スノーシュー
. the snowshoe
ラグドール
. the ragdoll
ロシアンブルー
. the russian blue
マンチカン
. the munchkin
エキゾチック・ショートヘア
. the exotic shorthair
メインクーン
. the maine coon
アメリカン・カール
. the american curl
アメリカン・ショートヘア
. the american shorthair
ブリティッシュ・ロングヘア
. the british longhair
オリエンタル・ショートヘア
. the oriental shorthair
ヨーロピアン・ショートヘア
. the european shorthair
ヨークチョコレート
. the york chocolate
トイガー
. the toyger
ピクシーボブ
. the pixie-bob
ノルウェージャンフォレストキャット / スコグカッテル
. the norwegian forest cat / (from Norsk "Skogkatter")
As usual, you know what you have to do. I hope you have found your favorite cat breed. Personally, I don’t have a preference, I find them all adorable.
Keep courage and remain constant in your efforts. See you very soon.
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