diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 1c92f304..a589d3ce 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -11,12 +11,58 @@ const rl = readline.createInterface({
 });
 
 
-const pigLatin = (word) => {
 
-  // Your code here
 
+
+// **********
+//   HINTS
+// **********
+
+// break your code into pieces and focus on one piece at a time...
+// 1. if word begins with a vowel send to one function: adds "yay"
+// 2. if word begins in with a consonant send to another function: splices off beginning, returns word with new ending.
+// 3. if multiple words, create array of words, loop over them, sending them to different functions and creating a new array with the new words.
+
+// "yesTerday" => esterdayyay
+
+
+// if word begins with consonant
+// run through string until we find the first vowel
+// identify index position, store and use
+// store sound before vowel in a variable (bucket)
+
+// splice out 'y' (first sound)
+// concat/push 'y' (first sound) to end
+
+//  concat 'ay' to the end 
+
+
+const pigLatin = (word) => {
+  let vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'];
+  let finalWord = "";
+  let cleanWord = word.toLowerCase().trim()
+  if (vowels.indexOf(cleanWord[0]) > -1) {
+    finalWord = cleanWord + "yay";
+    return finalWord;
+  } else {
+    let firstMatch = cleanWord.match(/[aeiou]/g) || 0;
+    let vowelIndex = cleanWord.indexOf(firstMatch[0]);
+    finalWord = cleanWord.slice(vowelIndex) + cleanWord.slice(0, vowelIndex) + "ay";
+    return finalWord;
+  }
 }
 
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 // the first function called in the program to get an input from the user
 // to run the function use the command: node main.js
 // to close it ctrl + C
@@ -57,15 +103,3 @@ if (typeof describe === 'function') {
 }
 
 
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-
-// **********
-//   HINTS
-// **********
-
-// break your code into pieces and focus on one piece at a time...
-// 1. if word begins with a vowel send to one function: adds "yay"
-// 2. if word begins in with a consonant send to another function: splices off beginning, returns word with new ending.
-// 3. if multiple words, create array of words, loop over them, sending them to different functions and creating a new array with the new words.
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