Pig Latin Translator
Elcomeway otay ordplaysway!
Any idea what that says? It says Welcome to Wordplays! It’s Pig Latin, a code language with a widely debated origin.
If you're looking for a fun way to create secret messages and communicate with friends, Pig Latin is the language for you. Although it looks challenging, Pig Latin isn’t too difficult to figure out once you know the rules. The resulting translation is a humorous code that conceals your message from others.
Use the Pig Latin Translator above to decode words or sentences from Pig Latin to English or translate English to Pig Latin to create your own secret sentences.
The History of Pig Latin
Although the exact origins of the language remain a mystery, dog latin or hog latin (early forms of Pig Latin) can be traced back to the 1589 Shakespearean play Love's Labour's Lost. In the mid-1800’s we saw hog latin and pig latin resurface in several periodicals. The Pig Latin we know today was first seen in an early 1900’s song by Authur Fields called Pig Latin Love, a true ode to the comical language.
You can thank the Three Stooges for making two Pig Latin words mainstream. The Pig Latin version of the word “nix”, “ixnay” or “icksnay” and “scram”, “amscray” are regularly used in American English today. “Ixnay” meaning “nothing, or to cancel” and “amscray” meaning to “go away”. These words first appeared in the trio’s 1930’s comedy skits. Anksthay! Moe, Larry and Curley.
Pig Latin Translator
To use the Pig Latin Translator, enter your word or phrase into the text box and click “English” to translate your text from Pig Latin to English. Within seconds you’ll have decoded the secret cipher. To create your own mystery message, enter your text into the text box and click “Pig Latin”.
Want to share your message with friends? Enter the recipient's email into the field below the message and click “Email this message.” Avehay unfay!
How to Speak Pig Latin?
Follow the steps below to learn how to read, write and speak in Pig Latin.
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For words that begin with a consonant followed by a vowel, take the first letter of the word before the vowel, add it to the end of the word and add an “ay”.
For example: Boggle = oggle + b + ay = ogglebay
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For words that begin with two consonants followed by a vowel, move both consonants to the end of the word and add an “ay”.
For example: Crossword = ossword + cr + ay = osswordcray
What about words with multiple syllables, like the example “Crossword” above? Some versions of Pig Latin split up the syllables. If you want to create multi-syllable words in Pig Latin, add “ay” after each syllable with a consonant.
For example: Crossword = oss + cr + ay & ord + w + ay = osscray ordway
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For words that start with a vowel, add “hay”, “way”, “yay” or “ay” to the end of the word.
For example: October = october + yay = octoberyay
Now that you know the rules, give it a shot! All you need is someone to speak with and with the help of the Pig Latin Translator you’ll be fluent in no time.