pig_latin.rb

require 'pry'

class PigLatin
  def initialize(phrase)
    @phrase = phrase.downcase
  end

  #provide the pig latin translation

  def translate
    @words = words
    @words.each do |word|
    if starts_with_vowel?(word)
      word << ("way")
    else
      until starts_with_vowel?(word)
        word << ("#{word[0,1]}")
        word[0,1]=""
      end
      word << "ay"
    end
  end
  @words.join(" ")
end

  private

  #an array of words in the phrase
  def words
    @phrase.split(" ")
  end

  def starts_with_vowel?(word)
      ["a","e","i","o","u"].include?word[0,1]
  end

end

pig_latin_spec.rb

require 'rspec'
require_relative '../../lib/pig_latin.rb'

describe PigLatin do

	it 'should translate words that begin with a consonant' do
		pig_latin = PigLatin.new("happy")
		expect(pig_latin.translate).to eql "appyhay"
	end

	it 'should translate words that begin with a cluster of consonants' do
		pig_latin = PigLatin.new("glove")
		expect(pig_latin.translate).to eql "oveglay"
	end

	it 'should translate words that begin with vowels' do
		pig_latin = PigLatin.new("egg")
		expect(pig_latin.translate).to eql "eggway"
	end
end