Pig Latin Translator

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Pig Latin Translator

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Direction: English to Pig Latin

Sample Pig Latin

Eshay oesday otnay owknay ethay ecretsay ordway.

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A word game, not a cipher. Anyone can read Pig Latin back, so never hide anything in it. On the way back one word can have several answers. The likeliest is used and the note names the others.

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One consonant moves 13

  • ananabay Only the first b moves. The two in the middle stay where they are. Written for "banana".
  • atinlay The other half. The name is a joke: the game has nothing to do with Latin.
  • eachertay The t moves to the end, then ay. Written for "teacher".
  • ecausebay The b moves to the end, then ay. Written for "because".
  • ecretsay The s moves to the end, then ay. Written for "secret".
  • ellohay The h moves to the end, then ay. Written for "hello".
  • igpay Half of the name. The article on the game gives this one as its first example. Written for "pig".
  • innerday The d moves to the end, then ay. Written for "dinner".
  • ixnay One of two Pig Latin words that settled into mainstream American English. It means no, or do not mention it. Written for "nix".
  • oesday The d moves to the end, then ay. Written for "does".
  • onkeymay The y here is at the end, so it stays put and the m does the travelling. Written for "monkey".
  • ordway The w moves to the end, then ay. Written for "word".
  • otnay The n moves to the end, then ay. Written for "not".
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A cluster moves together 15

  • amscray The other Pig Latin word that entered everyday American English. It means go away. Written for "scram".
  • anksthay Th moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "thanks".
  • ashsplay Spl moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "splash".
  • easeplay Pl moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "please".
  • eesechay Ch moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "cheese".
  • eethray Thr moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "three".
  • eshay Sh is one sound written with two letters, so both move. Written for "she".
  • ethay The commonest word in English, so the commonest word in Pig Latin.
  • iendfray Fr moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "friend".
  • ilesmay Sm moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "smile".
  • ingstray Three consonants, one trip. Written for "string".
  • oolschay Sch moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "school".
  • opstay St moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "stop".
  • oveglay Gl moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "glove".
  • ownclay Both letters of cl go together. Moving only the c would give lowncay, which nobody says. Written for "clown".

Starts with a vowel 11

  • aboutway Starts with a, so nothing moves. Written for "about".
  • appleway Starts with a, so nothing moves. Written for "apple".
  • away With way it turns into a real word, which helps nobody. With yay it is ayay.
  • eatway Starts with e, so nothing moves. Written for "eat".
  • eggway Starts with e, so nothing moves. Written for "egg".
  • elephantway Starts with e, so nothing moves. Written for "elephant".
  • isway Starts with i, so nothing moves. Written for "is".
  • Iway Stays a capital, as it would anywhere.
  • openway Nothing moves. The word keeps its shape and gains an ending. Written for "open".
  • orangeway Starts with o, so nothing moves. Written for "orange".
  • underway Comes out as a real English word. The game does that now and then and means nothing by it. Written for "under".

Y works both shifts 9

  • earyay The y moves to the end, then ay. Written for "year".
  • ellowyay At the start of a word y is a consonant sound, so it moves like any other. Written for "yellow".
  • esyay The y moves to the end, then ay. Written for "yes".
  • ouyay The y moves to the end, then ay. Written for "you".
  • yflay Fl moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "fly".
  • ymay Here y is the only vowel sound the word has. It stays and the m moves. Written for "my".
  • yskay Sk moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "sky".
  • ythmrhay No a, e, i, o or u anywhere. The y holds the word up, so rh moves and the y leads. Written for "rhythm".
  • ytray Tr moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "try".

Q takes its u along 7

  • ackquay Qu moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "quack".
  • aresquay S, q and u all go: the sound at the front is skw. Written for "square".
  • eenquay Q and u make one kw sound between them. Leave the u behind and you get ueenqay. Written for "queen".
  • estionquay Qu moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "question".
  • ickquay Qu moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "quick".
  • idsquay Squ moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "squid".
  • ietquay Qu moves to the end as a block, then ay. Written for "quiet".

Spelling against sound 5

  • ightknay By letters, kn moves. By ear only n would, giving ightnay, which is also what night gives. Written for "knight".
  • itewray By letters, wr moves. By ear the word starts with r, and a speaker might say iteray. Written for "write".
  • onesthay The h is silent, so by ear this word starts with a vowel and would be honestway. This page goes by letters.
  • ourhay Another silent h. By ear it would be hourway. By letters it is this.
  • owknay The k is silent and moves anyway. The encyclopedia article moves it too, in its sample sentence. By ear it would be ownay. Written for "know".

How this list was compiled: Own list, written for this page: 60 everyday words, each run through the rule. The rule (move the consonant sound at the front to the end and add ay; add way or yay to a word that starts with a vowel sound) and the examples igpay, atinlay, ownclay, ananabay, away or ayay, openway or openyay and eshay oesday otnay owknay were checked on 2026-09-19 against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_Latin, and the rule as written here reproduces every one of them. Ixnay and amscray were also checked against https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ixnay and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amscray on 2026-09-19. Notes that mention how a word sounds (honest, hour, knight, write, queen, square, the y words) were checked against the English pronunciation given for that word at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ on 2026-09-19. How this page treats y and qu when it works from letters is its own stated choice, not a quotation from any source. Licence: own work

How it works

This Pig Latin translator moves the consonants at the front of each word to the back and adds ay, so pig latin becomes igpay atinlay. It is a Pig Latin generator and converter both ways, and reads the result aloud.

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English to Pig Latin, and Pig Latin to English

Each word changes where it stands, with capitals and punctuation kept: She does not know becomes Eshay oesday otnay owknay. To translate Pig Latin to English, press Swap and paste the line.

Where the rule runs out: y, qu and silent letters

The usual rule says nothing about y, qu or silent letters, so this page works from spelling: y moves only when it comes first, q takes its u along, and a silent letter moves like any other. So queen is eenquay, my is ymay and honest is onesthay.

  • Say it fast. The game is to get a sentence past someone who does not know the trick.
  • Ixnay and amscray escaped into everyday American English. They began as nix and scram.
  • If a friend says appleyay where this page says appleway, neither is wrong. Agree on one ending first.

Questions and answers

What is Pig Latin?

A word game, not a language: English with the front of each word moved to the end. The name is a joke, since it has nothing to do with Latin. Young children play it most. There is no Pig Latin alphabet, only the ordinary one.

What are the Pig Latin rules?

Two. A word that starts with a consonant sound sends that sound to the end and adds ay: pig is igpay and no is onay. A word that starts with a vowel sound adds way or yay: apple is appleway.

What does igpay atinlay mean?

Pig Latin, in Pig Latin. Pig sends its p to the end and becomes igpay, and latin does the same with its l. Press Swap, paste igpay atinlay, and it comes back as pig latin.

How do you speak Pig Latin?

Say each word with its front sound moved to the end and ay added: hello is ellohay. For audio, Read aloud has your device’s own voice try the line. It reads by English spelling habits, so it sounds different from one machine to the next.

Is there a Pig Latin dictionary?

None is needed, since every word follows the rule. The list under the tool works as one all the same: 60 words sorted by rule, with five where spelling and sound disagree, each given both ways.

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