Enter a word as the argument for translate_into_pig_latin and the program will translate it into pig latin.

translate_into_pig_lattin.rb

def translate_into_pig_latin(word1)
  vowels = ["a","e","i","o","u"]
  consonants = ["q","w","r","t","y","p","s","d","f","g","h","j","k","l","z","x","c","v","b","n","m"]
  if vowels.include?(word1[0])
    word1 << "ay"
  else
    if word1[0..1] == "qu"
      word1[2..word1.length] << "qu" << "ay"
    elsif consonants.include?(word1[0]) && consonants.include?(word1[1]) && consonants.include?(word1[2])
      word1[3..word1.length] << word1[0..2] << "ay"
    elsif consonants.include?(word1[0]) && consonants.include?(word1[1])
      word1[2..word1.length] << word1[0..1] << "ay"
    elsif consonants.include?(word1[0])
      word1[1..word1.length] << word1[0] << "ay"
    elsif word1.include?(" ")
      'This program only runs single words...for now.'
    else
      'I dont think that is a word.'
    end
  end
end

puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('apple')}' should equal 'appleay'"
puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('piglet')}' should equal 'igletpay'"
puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('quote')}' should equal 'otequay'"
puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('strap')}' should equal 'apstray'"
puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('check')}' should equal 'ekchay'"
puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('^well hello there')}' should equal 'This program only runs single words...for now.'"
puts "'#{translate_into_pig_latin('^#%@&')}' should equal 'I dont think that is a word.'"