A collection of useful phrases in Pig Latin, a constructed language game where words in English are altered according to a simple set of rules. Pig Latin takes the first consonant (or consonant cluster) of an English word, moves it to the end of the word and suffixes an ay, or if a word begins with a vowel you just add way to the end. For example, pig becomes igpay, banana becomes ananabay, and aadvark becomes aadvarkway. There are slightly different versions as well.
The idea is to conceal the meaning of the words. It has nothing to do with Latin but does sound strange and foreign, like Latin and other languages do to English speakers.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
| English | Igpay Atinlay (Pig Latin) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Ellcomeway |
| Hello (General greeting) | Ellohay |
| How are you? | Owhay arehay ouyay? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Inefay anksthay, andway ouyay? |
| Long time no see | Onglay imetay onay eesay |
| What's your name? | Atwhay isway ouryay amenay? |
| My name is ... | Ymay amenay isway ... |
| Where are you from? | Erewhay areway ouyay romfay? |
| I'm from ... | Iway amway romfay ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Leasedpay otay eetmay ouyay |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Oodgay orningmay |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Oodgay afternoonway |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Oodgay eveningway |
| Good night | Oodgay ightgay |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Oodgay yebay |
| Good luck! | Oodgay ucklay |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Eerschay |
| Have a nice day | Avehay away icenay ayday |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Onbay appetitway |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Onbay oyagevay Avehay away oodgay ourneyjay (Have a good journey) |
| I understand | Iway understandway |
| I don't understand | Iway on'tday understandway |
| I don't know | Iway on'tday nowkay |
| Please speak more slowly | Leasepay peaksay oremay lowlysay |
| Please say that again | Leasepay aysay atthay againway |
| Please write it down | Leasepay riteway itway ownday |
| Do you speak English? | Oday ouyay peaksay Englishway? |
| Do you speak Pig Latin?> | Oday ouyay peaksay Igpay Atinlay? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Esyay, away ittlelay |
| Speak to me in Pig Latin | Peaksay otay emay inway Igpay Atinlay |
| How do you say ... in Pig Latin? | Owhay oday ouyay aysay ... inway Igpay Atinlay? |
| Excuse me | Excuseway emay |
| How much is this? | Owhay uchmay? |
| Sorry | Orrysay |
| Please | Leasepay |
| Thank you | Ankthay ouyou; Ankthay ouyou eryvay uchmay |
| Reply to thank you | Our'eyay elcomeway |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Erewhay isway ethay oilettay? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | Isthay entlemangay illway aypay orfay everythingway Isthay adylay illway aypay orfay everythingway |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Ouldway ouyou ikelay otay anceday ithway emay? |
| I miss you | Iway issmay ouyou |
| I love you | Iway ovelay ouyou |
| Get well soon | Etgay ellway oonsay |
| Go away! | Ogay awayway |
| Leave me alone! | Eavelay emay aloneway |
| Help! | Elphay! |
| Fire! | Irefay! |
| Stop! | Topsay! |
| Call the police! | Allcay ethay olicepay! |
| Christmas greetings | Errymay Ristmaschay |
| New Year greetings | Appyhay Ewnay Eearyay |
| Easter greetings | Appyhay Easterway |
| Birthday greetings | Appyhay Irthdaybay |
| One language is never enough | Oneway anguagelay isway evernay enoughway |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Ymay overcrafthay isway ullfay ofway eelsway |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Pig Latin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_Latin
http://www.wikihow.com/Speak-Pig-Latin
Pig Latin translators
http://users.snowcrest.net/donnelly/piglatin.html
http://www.wordplays.com/pig-latin
http://www.onlineconversion.com/pig_latin.htm
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