How to Speak Pig Latin

Pig Latin (Igpay Atinlay) is a language game. It’s easy to play. If you want to speak a funny language with your friends, or you want to know what your parents are saying in their special Mom and Dad Speak, you can learn Pig Latin. Pig Latin follows some very simple rules.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Pick a word or words you want to translate, for example “stormy day.”

2. Move the consonants to the end of each word. The consonants “st” at the beginning of “stormy” now goes to the end of the word--“ormy-st.” The consonant “d” moves to the end of “day”--“ay-d.”

3. Now add “ay” to the consonants you moved to the end of each word. “Ormy-st” becomes “ormy-stay.” “Ay-d” is now “ay-day.” The words are now in Pig Latin.

4. If the word begins with a vowel, just add “-hay” to the end. For example, “is” becomes “is-hay.”

5. Say the following sentence in Pig Latin: “Eat with Steve.” See the answer in the Tips section.

Tips & Warnings

• With a little practice, Pig Latin is easy to speak. You might have trouble figuring out the code in your head at first.
• There are several Pig Latin variations. Instead of adding “-hay” to the end of words beginning with vowels, you can use “-way,” “-ay” or “-yay.”
• “Eat with Steve” translated into Pig Latin is: “Eat-hay ith-way Eve-stay.”

[Sounique]

on 12/17/2008 You laid it all out and I'm still confused! (LOL) Great article! I will have to practice.