what is pig latin?

Question

how do you speak it?

Answer 1

Pig Latin is a twist of English for people who want to be silly, or for kids who don't want their parents to know what they're talking about. For words which begin with a single consonant take the consonant off the front of the word and add it to the end of the word. Then add ay after the consonant. Here are some examples:

cat = atcay
dog = ogday
simply = implysay
noise = oisnay
For words which began with double or multiple consonants take the group of consonants off the front of the word and add them to the end, adding ay at the very end of the word. Here are some examples:

scratch = atchscray
thick = ickthay
flight = ightflay
grime = imegray

For words that begin with a vowel, just add yay at the end. For example:

is = isyay
apple =appleyay
under = underyay
octopus = octopusyay



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Here is another dialect for words that begin with a vowel. First, add a y at the beginning of the word. If the word ends in a vowel, add yay at the end. For example:

extra = yextrayay
amuse = yamuseyay
orange = yorangeyay
echo = yechoyay
If the word ends in a consonent add y at the beginning of the word, and ay at the end of the word. For examle:
answer = yansweray
otter = yotteray
excellent = yexcellentay
interest = yinterestay

Answer 2

It's a made-up, slang play off the English language

You take the first sound off of a word (like the 'st' from the word stupid)
You put it at the end of the word and add the 'ay' sound (end result: upidstay)
If the word begins in a vowel sound (like 'envy') you keep it as it is and add 'hay'
The stress always follows on the first syllable of every word.

Here are some examples - first how they are written out and then how they sound
My name is Lissy
Written: Ymay amenay ishay Issylay
Said: Eye-may aim-nay is-hay Issy-lay

I can speak Pig Latin
Written: Ihay ancay eakspay igpay attnlay
Said: Eye-hay an-cay eek-spay ig-pay attin-lay

Answer 3

A made up language, sounds sort of latiny I guess.

You take the first consonant sound of a word, put it at the end and then add "ay" (as in day). words like and, the, of, on are not changed and words starting with vowels just have the ay added to the end.

good morning becomes oodgay orningmay.

and isthey is the enday of the essagemay

Answer 4

i think is wrong but whatever, other people know what they are talking about

you take the first letter of a word say umm pig for example and take the first letter , p, and switch it to the back of 'ig'.

so now you have igp

all words in pig latin end in 'ay' so now you have

igpay <-- thats how you pronounce it too

ex1) dog
ogday

ex2) clock
lockcay

okay now if it started with a vowel like apple you would just take away the vowel completely and say ppleay (pronounced pullay).

ex1) octopus
ctopusay

ex2) enemy
nemyay

for two letter words like hi you would just say hihay

for one letter words like 'a' you would say ahay
the same for 'i' you would just say ihay

good luck

Answer 5

I think there's different forms. The only way I know is putting words "backwards". Like, if you are going to say "bird", you'd say "ird-bay"..or "chair" would be "air-chay". You sort of take the first letter off and add "ay" to the end. I have no idea where it orginated, but I'm sure someone will know!

Answer 6

you take off the first letter of a word and put it at the end and add an "a" to it. theres a little more to it then that incase it ends in a

Answer 7

You take the first letter, move it to the end of the word, and add ay

Answer 8

You basically omit the first sound of a word and put it at the end of the word - hard to explain. e.g. 'you ate lunch' would be 'ou-yay te-ay unch-lay'. Kind of. I think.

Answer 9

a language

Answer 10

you gotta wear a toga.... and squeal like a hog.