From 162d802a06bceac971b336f55d17d110fee643b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Schierboom Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 11:14:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Sync the `pig-latin` exercise's docs with the latest data. (#1260) --- .../practice/pig-latin/.docs/instructions.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/exercises/practice/pig-latin/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/pig-latin/.docs/instructions.md index 571708814..6c843080d 100644 --- a/exercises/practice/pig-latin/.docs/instructions.md +++ b/exercises/practice/pig-latin/.docs/instructions.md @@ -1,10 +1,46 @@ # Instructions -Your task is to translate text from English to Pig Latin using the following rules: - -- **Rule 1**: If a word begins with a vowel sound, add an "ay" sound to the end of the word (e.g. "apple" -> "appleay"). - Please note that "xr" and "yt" at the beginning of a word make vowel sounds (e.g. "xray" -> "xrayay", "yttria" -> "yttriaay"). -- **Rule 2**: If a word begins with a consonant sound, move it to the end of the word and then add an "ay" sound to the end of the word (e.g. "pig" -> "igpay"). - Consonant sounds can be made up of multiple consonants, such as the "ch" in "chair" or "st" in "stand" (e.g. "chair" -> "airchay"). -- **Rule 3**: If a word starts with a consonant sound followed by "qu", move them to the end of the word, and then add an "ay" sound to the end of the word (e.g. "square" -> "aresquay"). -- **Rule 4**: If a word contains a "y" after a consonant cluster or as the second letter in a two letter word it makes a vowel sound (e.g. "rhythm" -> "ythmrhay", "my" -> "ymay"). +Your task is to translate text from English to Pig Latin. +The translation is defined using four rules, which look at the pattern of vowels and consonants at the beginning of a word. +These rules look at each word's use of vowels and consonants: + +- vowels: the letters `a`, `e`, `i`, `o`, and `u` +- consonants: the other 21 letters of the English alphabet + +## Rule 1 + +If a word begins with a vowel, or starts with `"xr"` or `"yt"`, add an `"ay"` sound to the end of the word. + +For example: + +- `"apple"` -> `"appleay"` (starts with vowel) +- `"xray"` -> `"xrayay"` (starts with `"xr"`) +- `"yttria"` -> `"yttriaay"` (starts with `"yt"`) + +## Rule 2 + +If a word begins with a one or more consonants, first move those consonants to the end of the word and then add an `"ay"` sound to the end of the word. + +For example: + +- `"pig"` -> `"igp"` -> `"igpay"` (starts with single consonant) +- `"chair"` -> `"airch"` -> `"airchay"` (starts with multiple consonants) +- `"thrush"` -> `"ushthr"` -> `"ushthray"` (starts with multiple consonants) + +## Rule 3 + +If a word starts with zero or more consonants followed by `"qu"`, first move those consonants (if any) and the `"qu"` part to the end of the word, and then add an `"ay"` sound to the end of the word. + +For example: + +- `"quick"` -> `"ickqu"` -> `"ay"` (starts with `"qu"`, no preceding consonants) +- `"square"` -> `"aresqu"` -> `"aresquay"` (starts with one consonant followed by `"qu`") + +## Rule 4 + +If a word starts with one or more consonants followed by `"y"`, first move the consonants preceding the `"y"`to the end of the word, and then add an `"ay"` sound to the end of the word. + +Some examples: + +- `"my"` -> `"ym"` -> `"ymay"` (starts with single consonant followed by `"y"`) +- `"rhythm"` -> `"ythmrh"` -> `"ythmrhay"` (starts with multiple consonants followed by `"y"`)