Pirate Words, Jargon and Language
Pirate words, pirate lingo and pirate vocabulary are really fun. I can assure you that. So any of your pirate party games would feel more real and will become funnier if you use these pirate words and try to sound like a pirate.
Pirates used to be in general terms rough men, not at all cultured and spending lot of time among themselves on the deep sea so they made up their own way of talking. Their pirate vocabulary and lingo were not the finest language on earth, as you may imagine, because of the type of people where it came from.
So it won't be difficult if you get your well-spoken and written English vocabulary, words and expressions and modify them a bit to make up some pirate lingo, so that you will not have to learn or memorize much of the allegedly real pirate language.
Change for example the vowels or the consonants in the words or add some new consonants or vowels at the beginning or the end of the ordinary English words. For example from English to pirate vocabulary "How are you doing, mate? I heard that you have a good job." Into pirate language: "Howa ya dun, matey? E hord that ya heve a gud jeb." Easy. Isn't it?
Pirate language games
You could have a pirate words competition or contest in which you have to imitate a pirate's talk and see who sounds closer or better as a pirate.
Facebook Pirate Language game at Python Printable Games
The competition could go two ways: Using the allegedly-real pirate lingo so it becomes a kind of a competition about who memorizes or is able to speak more proficiently the pirate language. Making up pirate words and expressions yourself so that it becomes more of a creative game.
The winner is the person who can speak in the most convincing pirate manner. ARRR!
Guide to pirate jargon
Here goes for your quick and easy guide to pirate words and expressions:
Ahoy! - "Hello!"
Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"
Aye! - "Yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."
Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over." (As the previous word but you just take it easier)
Arrr! - This one is often confused with "Arrrgh", which is of course the sound you make when you get hurt with something or by someone. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," I saw that and did not like it", etc.
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