diff --git a/msgfmt b/msgfmt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/msginit b/msginit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/gfx_curses.c b/src/gfx_curses.c
index 4db2467..649f206 100644
--- a/src/gfx_curses.c
+++ b/src/gfx_curses.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "gfx.h"
 #include "merge.h"
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #define NUMBER_OF_COLORS 7
 
@@ -61,11 +63,11 @@ struct gfx_state* gfx_init(struct gamestate *g)
 void gfx_draw(struct gfx_state *s, struct gamestate *g)
 {
     if (g->score_last)
-        mvwprintw(s->window, 0, 0, "Score: %d (+%d)\n", g->score, g->score_last);
+        mvwprintw(s->window, 0, 0, gettext("Score: %d (+%d)\n"), g->score, g->score_last);
     else
-        mvwprintw(s->window, 0, 0, "Score: %d\n", g->score);
+        mvwprintw(s->window, 0, 0, gettext("Score: %d\n"), g->score);
 
-    mvwprintw(s->window, 1, 0, "   Hi: %d\n", g->score_high);
+    mvwprintw(s->window, 1, 0, gettext("   Hil: %d\n"), g->score_high);
 
     wattron(s->window, A_DIM);
     iterate(g->opts->grid_width * (g->print_width + 2) + 1, waddch(s->window, '-'));
diff --git a/src/gfx_terminal.c b/src/gfx_terminal.c
index ec2de50..e5d3371 100644
--- a/src/gfx_terminal.c
+++ b/src/gfx_terminal.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "merge.h"
 #include "gfx.h"
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 #define iterate(n, expression)\
     do {\
@@ -37,11 +39,11 @@ void gfx_draw(struct gfx_state *s, struct gamestate *g)
 #endif
 
     if (g->score_last)
-        printf("Score: %ld (+%ld)\n", g->score, g->score_last);
+        printf(gettext("Score: %ld (+%ld)\n"), g->score, g->score_last);
     else
-        printf("Score: %ld\n", g->score);
+        printf(gettext("Score: %ld\n"), g->score);
 
-    printf("   Hi: %ld\n", g->score_high);
+    printf(gettext("   Hi: %ld\n"), g->score_high);
 
     iterate((g->print_width + 2) * g->opts->grid_width + 1, printf("-")); printf("\n");
 
diff --git a/src/highscore.c b/src/highscore.c
index f6ba15c..fbf51e3 100644
--- a/src/highscore.c
+++ b/src/highscore.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "engine.h"
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 const char *hs_dir_name  = "2048";
 const char *hs_file_name = "highscore";
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ void highscore_reset(void)
     const size_t resp_length = 16;
     char resp[resp_length];
 
-    printf("Are you sure you want to reset your scores? Y(es) or N(o)\n");
+    printf(gettext("Are you sure you want to reset your scores? Y(es) or N(o)\n"));
 
     while (1) {
         /* fgets is used to avoid queuing that may occur with getchar */
@@ -66,12 +68,12 @@ void highscore_reset(void)
         if (sl < resp_length)
             resp[sl - 1] = '\0';
 
-        if (!strncmp(resp, "yes", resp_length) || !strncmp(resp, "y", resp_length))
+        if (!strncmp(resp, gettext("yes"), resp_length) || !strncmp(resp, gettext("y"), resp_length))
             goto reset_scores;
         else if (!strncmp(resp, "no", resp_length) || !strncmp(resp, "n",  resp_length))
             return;
 
-        printf("Please enter Yes or No\n");
+        printf(gettext("Please enter Yes or No\n"));
     }
 
 reset_scores:;
@@ -90,12 +92,12 @@ long highscore_load(struct gamestate *g)
         fd = fopen(hsfile, "w+");
 
     if (fd == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "load: Failed to open highscore file\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, gettext("load: Failed to open highscore file\n"));
         return 0;
     }
 
     if (fscanf(fd, "%ld", &result) != 1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "load: Failed to parse highscore file\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, gettext("load: Failed to parse highscore file\n"));
         result = 0;
     }
 
@@ -117,12 +119,12 @@ void highscore_save(struct gamestate *g)
 
     FILE *fd = fopen(hsfile, "w");
     if (fd == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "save: Failed to open highscore file\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, gettext("save: Failed to open highscore file\n"));
         return;
     }
 
     if (fprintf(fd, "%ld", g->score) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "save: Failed to write highscore file\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, gettext("save: Failed to write highscore file\n"));
     }
     fclose(fd);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c5c62cd..ce4ff02 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "ai.h"
 #include "engine.h"
 #include "gfx.h"
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 void draw_then_sleep(struct gfx_state *s, struct gamestate *g)
 {
@@ -13,6 +15,10 @@ void draw_then_sleep(struct gfx_state *s, struct gamestate *g)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+  bindtextdomain ("gfx_terminal", "/usr/share/locale/");
+  textdomain ("gfx_terminal");
+
     struct gamestate *g = gamestate_init(argc, argv);
     if (!g) {
         fatal("failed to allocate gamestate");
diff --git a/xgettext b/xgettext
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29