Words that begin with a consonant
1. Transfer preceding consonant(s) from the word to the end. Add "-ay" to the end of the word.
* Pig Latin = Igpay Atinlay
* Paint the fence white = Aintpay ethay encefay itewhay
* Don't slump = On'tday umpslay
* My dog = Ymay (pronounced eye-may) ogday
* My body = Ymay odybay
* Love you = Ovelay ouyay
* Cutting = Uttingcay
Words that begin with a vowel and are mono-syllabic
2. Add "-way" to the end of the word that starts with a vowel, and leave the first letter in front.
* it = itway
* arm = armway
* egg = eggway
Multi-syllabic words that start with vowels often are the same as mono-syllabic words that start with a vowel.
* isthmus = isthmusway
* ingenious - ingeniousway
* archery = archeryway
* ending = endingway
* ultimate = ultimateway
Compound words work better when you split them into separate words.
* bedroom = edbay oomray
* toothbrush = oothtay ushbray
* wallpaper = allway aperpay
* bathtub = athbay ubtay
* hi = ihay
* I rock = Iway ockray
* soccer = occersay
* My girlfriend = Ymay irlgay iendfray
Examples
* I have a secret = Iway avehay away ecretsay.
* The guy next to me has toilet paper stuck to his shoe = Ethay uygay extnay otay emay ashay oiletay aperpay uckstay otay ishay oeshay.
* Are these really all the rules? There may be some missing. = Areway hesetay eallyray allway ethay ulesray? Erethay aymay ebay omesay issingmay.
* Has anybody seen my washboard? = Ashay anybodyway eensay ymay ashway oardbay?
* Hi people! What's up? = Ihay eoplepay Hat'sway upway?
* I love you. = Iway ovelay ouyay.
* The white sox rock! = Ethay hiteway oxsay ockray!
* Pig Latin is really easy to speak and understand once you get the hang of it! = Igpay Atinlay isway eallyray easyway otay peaksay andway nderstanduway nceoway ouyay etgay ethay anghay ofway itway!
* You = Ouyay
* Hello = Ellohay
* Yes = Esyay
* Yes, I can hear you! = Esyay, Iway ancay earhay ouyay!
* What the heck are you talking about? = Hatway ethay eckhay areway ouyay alkingtay aboutway?
* What are you doing later? = Hatway areway ouyay oingday aterlay?
* What is your name? = Hatway isway ouryay amenay?
* Where did you come from? = Hereway idday ouyay omecay omfray?
* She/He slapped me = Eshay/Ehay appedslay emay
* How are you? = Owhay areway ouyay?
* I learned Pig Latin a long time ago and I never use it. = Iway earnedlay Igpay Atinlay away onglay imetay agoway andway Iway evernay useway itway.
* I love ham and cheese = Iway ovelay amhay andway eesechay
* So, today was terrible.= Osay, odaytay asway erribletay.
* I love Percy Jackson. He's so hot= Iay ovelay Ercypay Acksonjay eshay osay othay.
Tips
* At first, speak slowly so you can correct your mistakes. As time goes on, you'll be able to pick up some speed.
* There's a definite rhythm and flow to the sounds - often it takes some experimentation to get it smooth.
* Some people put dashes in front of the suffix. E.g., ome-say eople-pay ut-pay ashes-day in-way ont-fray of-way e-thay uffix-say.
* Be careful. You could be near people who know a different version or who think you are insulting them when you're not.
* Once you know how to speak it fluently, don't speak too fast to people who don't know it/can't speak it fast yet. Odds are if you can't say it fast, you can't understand it fast.
1. Transfer preceding consonant(s) from the word to the end. Add "-ay" to the end of the word.
* Pig Latin = Igpay Atinlay
* Paint the fence white = Aintpay ethay encefay itewhay
* Don't slump = On'tday umpslay
* My dog = Ymay (pronounced eye-may) ogday
* My body = Ymay odybay
* Love you = Ovelay ouyay
* Cutting = Uttingcay
Words that begin with a vowel and are mono-syllabic
2. Add "-way" to the end of the word that starts with a vowel, and leave the first letter in front.
* it = itway
* arm = armway
* egg = eggway
Multi-syllabic words that start with vowels often are the same as mono-syllabic words that start with a vowel.
* isthmus = isthmusway
* ingenious - ingeniousway
* archery = archeryway
* ending = endingway
* ultimate = ultimateway
Compound words work better when you split them into separate words.
* bedroom = edbay oomray
* toothbrush = oothtay ushbray
* wallpaper = allway aperpay
* bathtub = athbay ubtay
* hi = ihay
* I rock = Iway ockray
* soccer = occersay
* My girlfriend = Ymay irlgay iendfray
Examples
* I have a secret = Iway avehay away ecretsay.
* The guy next to me has toilet paper stuck to his shoe = Ethay uygay extnay otay emay ashay oiletay aperpay uckstay otay ishay oeshay.
* Are these really all the rules? There may be some missing. = Areway hesetay eallyray allway ethay ulesray? Erethay aymay ebay omesay issingmay.
* Has anybody seen my washboard? = Ashay anybodyway eensay ymay ashway oardbay?
* Hi people! What's up? = Ihay eoplepay Hat'sway upway?
* I love you. = Iway ovelay ouyay.
* The white sox rock! = Ethay hiteway oxsay ockray!
* Pig Latin is really easy to speak and understand once you get the hang of it! = Igpay Atinlay isway eallyray easyway otay peaksay andway nderstanduway nceoway ouyay etgay ethay anghay ofway itway!
* You = Ouyay
* Hello = Ellohay
* Yes = Esyay
* Yes, I can hear you! = Esyay, Iway ancay earhay ouyay!
* What the heck are you talking about? = Hatway ethay eckhay areway ouyay alkingtay aboutway?
* What are you doing later? = Hatway areway ouyay oingday aterlay?
* What is your name? = Hatway isway ouryay amenay?
* Where did you come from? = Hereway idday ouyay omecay omfray?
* She/He slapped me = Eshay/Ehay appedslay emay
* How are you? = Owhay areway ouyay?
* I learned Pig Latin a long time ago and I never use it. = Iway earnedlay Igpay Atinlay away onglay imetay agoway andway Iway evernay useway itway.
* I love ham and cheese = Iway ovelay amhay andway eesechay
* So, today was terrible.= Osay, odaytay asway erribletay.
* I love Percy Jackson. He's so hot= Iay ovelay Ercypay Acksonjay eshay osay othay.
Tips
* At first, speak slowly so you can correct your mistakes. As time goes on, you'll be able to pick up some speed.
* There's a definite rhythm and flow to the sounds - often it takes some experimentation to get it smooth.
* Some people put dashes in front of the suffix. E.g., ome-say eople-pay ut-pay ashes-day in-way ont-fray of-way e-thay uffix-say.
* Be careful. You could be near people who know a different version or who think you are insulting them when you're not.
* Once you know how to speak it fluently, don't speak too fast to people who don't know it/can't speak it fast yet. Odds are if you can't say it fast, you can't understand it fast.
