Pig Latin

gistfile1.rb

def translate(word)

  if word[0] == "a" || word[0] == "e" || word[0] == "i" || word[0] == "o" || word[0] == "u"
    word << "ay"

  elsif word[0..1] == "qu"
      f = (word[0..1] << 'ay')
      word[0..1] = ""
      word << f

  elsif  word[1] == "a" || word[1] == "e" || word[1] == "i" || word[1] == "o" || word[1] == "u"
     f = (word[0] << 'ay')
     word[0] = ""
     word << f

  elsif word[2] == "a" || word[2] == "e" || word[2] == "i" || word[2] == "o" || word[2] == "u"
      f = (word[0..1] << 'ay')
      word[0..1] = ""
      word << f

  elsif  word[3] == "a" || word[3] == "e" || word[3] == "i" || word[3] == "o" || word[3] == "u"
      f = (word[0..2] << 'ay')
      word[0..2] = ""
      word
      word << f


  end
end

puts translate("quiet")