Pig Latin Translator
Move initial consonants to the end of each word and add “ay” (or “yay” for vowel starts).
Keyboard: Ctrl or ⌘ + Enter copies. Escape clears. Text stays in this browser.
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The classroom Pig Latin rule
Leading consonants move to the end of the word plus “ay.” Words that start with a vowel take “yay” (or a similar suffix) instead. Punctuation and spacing are preserved so a sentence stays a sentence.
Games, worksheets, and what it is not
Use it for party games, kids’ clubs, and examples in a linguistics lesson. It is not encryption, not a cipher with a key, and not a way to hide messages from moderators. Reverse Text and Morse cover other playful encodings.
Clusters, “qu”, and hyphenated words
English onset clusters (“string” → “ingstray”) follow a simple consonant-run rule; edge cases like “qu” may not match every classroom variant. Hyphenated tokens are treated as one word. Everything runs in the browser.
Frequently asked questions
Can I translate Pig Latin back to English?
A simple reverse heuristic exists for regular “-ay” forms, but irregular classroom variants will not all round-trip.
Does it work for languages other than English?
The consonant/vowel split is English-oriented. Other languages will produce novelty output, not a traditional Pig Latin.
Will it change capitalization?
The first letter’s case is typically preserved on the rotated cluster so “Hello” stays title-like after the move.