text: what does nya means? (i know that you say it when you see a japanese/chinese cat in a comic/drawing)? besides can anyone help me? like i wanna learn japanese/chinese language ^_^ if anyone minds...mostly japanese > ♡yes, everyone is right! i live in japan too and =^.^=cats say 'nya nya' and dogs say 'wan wan'. i think that's funny since i'm american, but while learning japanese for almost 9 years now i found out that all the animal sounds are different (and cute!) in japanese.(*^o^*)  try this site for chatting with some japanese, if you hit off, perhaps you can become friends. it'll help you learn japanese!♡ http://www.sharedtalk.com/ or try this site: http://www.japan-guide.com/local/?acat=2 good luck and enjoy learning japanese.