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1 | 1 | # Instructions
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| -Your task is to translate text from English to Pig Latin using the following rules: |
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| -- **Rule 1**: If a word begins with a vowel sound, add an "ay" sound to the end of the word (e.g. "apple" -> "appleay"). |
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| - Please note that "xr" and "yt" at the beginning of a word make vowel sounds (e.g. "xray" -> "xrayay", "yttria" -> "yttriaay"). |
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| -- **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"). |
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| - Consonant sounds can be made up of multiple consonants, such as the "ch" in "chair" or "st" in "stand" (e.g. "chair" -> "airchay"). |
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| -- **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"). |
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| -- **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"). |
| 3 | +Your task is to translate text from English to Pig Latin. |
| 4 | +The translation is defined using four rules, which look at the pattern of vowels and consonants at the beginning of a word. |
| 5 | +These rules look at each word's use of vowels and consonants: |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +- vowels: the letters `a`, `e`, `i`, `o`, and `u` |
| 8 | +- consonants: the other 21 letters of the English alphabet |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## Rule 1 |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +If a word begins with a vowel, or starts with `"xr"` or `"yt"`, add an `"ay"` sound to the end of the word. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +For example: |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +- `"apple"` -> `"appleay"` (starts with vowel) |
| 17 | +- `"xray"` -> `"xrayay"` (starts with `"xr"`) |
| 18 | +- `"yttria"` -> `"yttriaay"` (starts with `"yt"`) |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## Rule 2 |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +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. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +For example: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +- `"pig"` -> `"igp"` -> `"igpay"` (starts with single consonant) |
| 27 | +- `"chair"` -> `"airch"` -> `"airchay"` (starts with multiple consonants) |
| 28 | +- `"thrush"` -> `"ushthr"` -> `"ushthray"` (starts with multiple consonants) |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Rule 3 |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +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. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +For example: |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +- `"quick"` -> `"ickqu"` -> `"ay"` (starts with `"qu"`, no preceding consonants) |
| 37 | +- `"square"` -> `"aresqu"` -> `"aresquay"` (starts with one consonant followed by `"qu`") |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Rule 4 |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +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. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +Some examples: |
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| 45 | +- `"my"` -> `"ym"` -> `"ymay"` (starts with single consonant followed by `"y"`) |
| 46 | +- `"rhythm"` -> `"ythmrh"` -> `"ythmrhay"` (starts with multiple consonants followed by `"y"`) |
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