How to Speak Pirate

Everyone likes pirate language, right? In fact, the language of pirate is actually so popular that on facebook you can change the language setting to english (pirate). Seeing how this saturday was national talk like a pirate day, I thought I would teach you a think or too about the language myself (mainly because last year I did not know how to insult my boss in pirate). So for all you landlubbers out there here is how to talk like a pirate for next year's national talk like a pirate day.

First, the pirate basics:

Aye means yes, i agree or sounds good
Avast means look over there; to give attention
Me mateys means my friends (Me hearties also works)
Landlubber means an insulting way of saying someone who is constantly on land, and rarely out at sea
Grub means food
Booty means valuable treasures
Ye means you
Arrr means many things like yes, you are happy or you like something. That is just a few of the many things arrr can mean.

Popular Pirate Phrases:

Shiver me Timbers! means that you are shocked or in disbelief
Batten down the hatches means tie down the ship, a storms a brewin'
Thar she blows! means you sighted a whale
Advanced Pirate:Grog means a drink most commonly beer. Yarrr! This grog tickles me innards!
Beauty means the name you address your pretty lady friends by.
Tongue means a language
Davy Jones's Locker is the imaginary place where dead pirates go.
Scallywag means a strong insult to a loser.
Freebooter means a reference to a pirate. Comes from Dutch for free and plunder
Duffle means everything a pirate owns.
Shark bait means someone soon to be dead whether they are sick or to be thrown overboard.
Scriblin's means words in a book or a story.

Ways to spice up your pirate know that you know the basics:

Instead of saying something like let's go golfing add be in-between let's and golfing. Ex: let's be going bowling tonight.
Never say the g at the end of an action. Always just end it with in'. Ex: We be pillagin' tonight.
Always pronounce the r's really hard. It makes the Yars and Arrrghs sound even more pirate.
I hope me article be pleasin' to ye, I know I had me a chuckle or two scriblin' this.If there are any words you would like to know that I did not mention then just find an English to pirate translator on the internet. Now get out there and impress all ye scallywag chums with your impressive tongue.