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I think that is a very interesting title and would probably make a good book title and several people would probably buy it. Besides it would probably take more or less time than twenty minutes to become Bilingual depending on which language you were learning. And all though one can learn the basics of the language I am going to teach in less than twenty minutes, perfect fluency and being able to understand others talking in this language may take longer. The language I am about to teach is Pig Latin, some other time when I don’t have anything else to say I will probably give a course on Egg Talk.

But to begin with Igpay Atinlay(Pig Latin for Pig Latin), This language sounds a lot better than it writes but since I am not doing a video course you will have to imagine how it sounds, and it can sound very fascinating. Now the basics of Igpay Atinlay is very simple, AY remember it because those simple letters and a few basics rules is the whole… the whole (I can’t think of a word!!! Yikes! writers block is upon me, I should consult a Thesaurus but I am too lazy so I shall improvise) Olewhay of Pig Latin. Now for the basic rules and we shall use two sample words to illustrate, Cat and It,(why I chose those will always be a mystery…) Now to speak the word “Cat” in pig latin(If you don’t like Cat’s I shall have a seperate section on the word “Dog” and if you don’t like dogs then I shall illustrate with the word “Me” and if you don’t like “Me” I shall be very sad…) Any way To say the word Cat first take the “C” and move it to the end of the word like this “atc” for the word “Dog” “Ogd” and for “Me” “Em” and you probably won’t be in Kansas any more if you continue with this(Auntie Em) Next you and “ay” to the end, for example “Atcay” “Ogday” “Emay”. Very, very simple with individual words but try to say “Eterpay Iperpay Ickedpay apay Eckpay Ofpay Ickledpay Epperspay” seven times fast. Or say anything in Igpay Atinlay.

But we haven’t finished yet because I haven’t demonstrated what to do with words that begin with a vowel, It becomes Itpay and you may ask were the word Pit came from or where the P came from, it is customary to add pay to the end of words that begin with vowels. However in some dialects they use “way” but you can use either method. Now you know enough to begin with and I shall still type away with some more hints and tips as it is only 10:00 here and I want to get up early.

Contrary to some persons opinion(I don’t know who but it sounds interesting) it is not always best to learn Igpay Atinlay by yourself. It is a very good idea to find somebody to practice and learn with, then you can correct each other and learn how to understand each other, it is harder to understand others speaking in Igpay Atinlay than to speak it yourself. I, Daniel, and Andrew learned Igpay Atinlay together one day when we were in the car. At first I could eakspay it but couldn’t understand(long words beginning in vowels don’t sound very well in pig latin) but by now I understand it fairly well and I can speak it faster than I can speak English which sounds very impressive to those people who can’t speak Pig Latin. Oh and if you have ever wanted to sing Opera Pig Latin is perfect, You don’t have to know any words, just the tune, and you can just say what ever comes into your head to the tune and it sounds very impressive providing your audience doesn’t know pig latin. For example “Ipay On’tday Owknay Ethay Ordsway Otay Isthay Ongsay, Otay Istha Ongsay.” sounds very well to the tune of “La Donna Mobile”

So to summarize, Rules of Pig Latin, 1. For a word that begins with a consonant put it at the end of the word and add ay. 2. For a word that begins with a vowel and pay to the end of the word. 3. Umm… I don’t really think that there is a third rule, Just enjoy it and if you are ever in Europe speak Pig Latin. It helps you blend in to the surroundings and is great if you want to talk about the Taxi drivers without them knowing what you are saying.

Well, that was a fun half hour, I think I am going to enjoy writing an informative post every night. It might be difficult thinking of a subject but I can always talking about nothing in particular and try to make it sound interesting, or try to invent new languages… Any way I hope that some one will enjoy reading this.