"It at least sounds close..?" Ah well.

Neko ni koban... "Auh! Very good! With Japanese...it is a little easier than English, I think, as the syllables will always sound as they should! 'Chi' will always be 'Chi', and so on...so, once you know how they are meant to sound, it is very easy to repeat statements!"

That is. Assuming he even wants to learn the language, but Gongenzaka is spectacular at jumping over sharks.