Who knows the Language of the "Old elves", and how did you learn it?

[greypilgrim]

OK. I just want to know...
HOW
DID
YOU
learn......
THIS
LANGUAGE?

OK. Somebody please tell me, in under 10, 000 words, the quickest way to learn this language! If you can!:D

I've tried so hard...****! Why can't I read those letters? What was JRRT thinking when he wrote up that whole language?? What am I thinking, wanting to write in it? Even speak it like some people do...somewhere.
I want to listen to the soundtrack, understand the lyrics on a few songs too, which are very good, IMO. Plus, those runes..they don't make sense to me! Any types of responses are ok.:eek:

[BelDain]

Here's one thing to understand. The characters are seperate from the language. When you see the Tengwar they do not always denote the same way of speaking.
Sometimes you see the same characters but they are written down using different modes so as to accomodate the different languages.
For instance you can read the West-gate inscription but it is not in English. You can read the script on the LotR title pages and it will make sense.
Read appendix E of LotR.