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English → Pig Latin
Pig Latin Translator
Convert any English word, sentence, or paragraph to Pig Latin instantly. Handles consonant clusters, vowel rules, capitalisation, and punctuation.
English Text
Pig Latin Result
How Pig Latin Works
Rule 1 — Consonants
Words starting with consonants
Move all consonants before the first vowel to the end, then add "ay".
street → eetstray | happy → appyhay
Rule 2 — Vowels
Words starting with vowels
Keep the word as-is and add "yay" to the end.
apple → appleyay | eat → eatyay
Rule 3 — QU cluster
"Qu" as one unit
Treat qu as a single consonant block since the 'u' is not a true vowel here.
queen → eenquay | quick → ickquay
Rule 4 — Capitals
Capitalisation preserved
If the original word was capitalised, the Pig Latin version keeps its first letter capitalised.
Hello → Ellohay | STOP → OPSTAY
Common Pig Latin Translations
Instantly see how popular words and phrases translate. Use these as a quick reference or check our Pig Latin decoder to reverse them.
| English | Pig Latin |
|---|---|
| Hello | Ellohay |
| Goodbye | Oodbyegay |
| I love you | Iyay ovelay ouyay |
| Good morning | Oodgay orningmay |
| Thank you | Ankthay ouyay |
| Stop it | Opstay ityay |
| Happy birthday | Appyhay irthday bay |
| Apple | Appleyay |
| Street | Eetstray |
| School | Oolschay |
| Crazy | Azycray |
| Beautiful | Eautifulbay |
| Brother | Otherbray |
| Dog | Ogday |
| Cat | Atcay |
Pig Latin Translator — Frequently Asked Questions
A Pig Latin translator automatically converts regular English text into Pig Latin using a fixed set of rules. Words beginning with consonants move the consonant cluster to the end and add 'ay'. Words starting with vowels simply add 'yay' to the end.
For consonant-starting words: move all consonants before the first vowel to the end, then add 'ay'. Example: street → eetstray. For vowel-starting words: add 'yay' to the end. Example: apple → appleyay.
Rule 1 — Consonant words: find the first vowel, move everything before it to the end, add 'ay'. Rule 2 — Vowel words: just add 'yay'. Rule 3 — 'qu' is treated as a single consonant unit. Rule 4 — Capitalisation is preserved on the output word.
I love you becomes Iyay ovelay ouyay in Pig Latin. 'I' is a vowel word so it gets 'yay'; 'love' moves the 'l' to the end; 'you' moves 'y' to the end.
Hello → ellohay. 'H' is a consonant, so it moves to the end before 'ay' is added.
Good morning → oodgay orningmay.
Thank you → ankthay ouyay.
Goodbye → oodbyegay.
Stop it → opstay ityay. The famous Pig Latin phrase for 'stop it' is sometimes written as opstay.
Yes! Our translator handles entire paragraphs, preserving punctuation, capitalisation, and spacing. Paste any amount of text into the box and the translation appears instantly.
The 'qu' combination is treated as a single consonant unit, because 'u' after 'q' is always a consonant sound. So queen becomes eenquay, not ueenqay.
Yes — Pig Latin rules are applied at the spelling level, not pronunciation, so they work identically regardless of accent or dialect.
Numbers are typically spoken as their English word form and then translated: one → oneyay, two → otway, three → eethray.
Some Pig Latin traditions use 'way' for vowel-starting words (e.g. apple → appleway). Our translator uses the more common 'yay' variant, which is the dominant rule in most modern usage.
The core rules are universal in English-speaking countries, but some regional variations exist — for example British vs American preferences for the vowel suffix ('way' vs 'yay').