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# Instructions | ||
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Implement a program that translates from English to Pig Latin. | ||
Your task is to translate text from English to Pig Latin using the following rules: | ||
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Pig Latin is a made-up children's language that's intended to be confusing. | ||
It obeys a few simple rules (below), but when it's spoken quickly it's really difficult for non-children (and non-native speakers) to understand. | ||
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- **Rule 1**: If a word begins with a vowel sound, add an "ay" sound to the end of the word. | ||
- **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. | ||
Consonant sounds can be made up of multiple consonants, a.k.a. a consonant cluster (e.g. "chair" -> "airchay"). | ||
- **Rule 3**: If a word starts with a consonant sound followed by "qu", move it to the end of the word, and then add an "ay" sound to the end of the word (e.g. "square" -> "aresquay"). | ||
- **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"). | ||
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There are a few more rules for edge cases, and there are regional variants too. | ||
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Read more about [Pig Latin on Wikipedia][pig-latin]. | ||
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[pig-latin]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_latin |
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# Introduction | ||
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Your parents have challenged you and your sibling to a game of two-on-two basketball. | ||
Confident they'll win, they let you score the first couple of points, but then start taking over the game. | ||
Needing a little boost, you start speaking in [Pig Latin][pig-latin], which is a made-up children's language that's difficult for non-children to understand. | ||
This will give you the edge to prevail over your parents! | ||
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[pig-latin]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_latin |