How do you refer to cats?

[udarnitsa.livejournal.com]

Let’s say you’re walking down the street and see a cat. You want the cat-lover you’re walking with to see it, so you point at it and say, “Look! A cat!” What word do you use? Кот? Кошка? Котик? If you know the sex of a cat, do you automatically use the correct word?

English doesn’t force us to specify gender the way Russian does, so I find this confusing.

Comments

Re: Котяра...

[karashi.livejournal.com]

С ума сойти...ваш? =D

Unfortunately no...

[rottenshworz.livejournal.com]

But i like to have one... наглого такого... с отожранной мордой :)