Pig Latin Translator

Translate English into Pig Latin, keeping capitalisation and punctuation intact.

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Words that start with a consonant move the leading consonant cluster to the end and add “ay” — so “pig” becomes “igpay”. Words that start with a vowel just take a suffix; choose “way”, “yay” or “ay” for the style you prefer. Capitalisation and punctuation are kept. Runs entirely in your browser.

How to translate to Pig Latin

Type or paste your English text and the Pig Latin appears instantly below. Choose how vowel-starting words are handled — "way", "yay" or "ay" — then click Copy result to grab the translation.

What Pig Latin is for

Pig Latin is a playful word game and a fun way to write semi-secret messages. Translating instantly makes it easy to learn the pattern or generate longer passages without doing the swaps by hand.

Questions

What rules does it follow?
Words that start with a consonant move the leading consonant cluster to the end and add "ay", so "pig" becomes "igpay" and "string" becomes "ingstray". Words that start with a vowel just get a suffix you can choose.
Why are there three vowel-word options?
There's no single standard for vowel-starting words. "Way", "yay" and "ay" are all common, so you can pick the version you grew up with — for example "apple" becomes "appleway", "appleyay" or "appleay".
Does it keep my capitals and punctuation?
Yes. Capitalisation patterns are re-applied to each translated word and all punctuation and spacing pass through untouched, so the result reads like properly written Pig Latin.