diff --git a/localization.yml b/localization.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d7e205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localization.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+# Console errors
+
+roles_channel_doesnt_exists: Roles channel ($(rolesChannelId)) does not exist or is not text based.
+roles_message_doesnt_exists: Role message does not exist for $(id)
+to_be_forum_channel: Expected $(channel) to be a forum channel.
+to_be_text_channel: Expected $(channel) to be a text channel.
+
+# Console info
+
+role_gave: Gave role $(role) to $(member)
+role_removed: Removed role $(role) from $(member)
+searching_algolia: Searching algolia for $(content)
+algolia_response: 'Algolia response: $(data)'
+new_request: |
+    Received new question from
+    $(owner)
+    in thread
+    $(thread)
+creating_rep: Creating a Rep with recipient $(recipient)
+received_rep: Received rep reaction on $(message)
+querying_for_rep: Querying database for existing Rep
+rep_exist_found: Found existing rep $(rep)
+user_is_recipient: User is recipient; removing reaction
+existing_amount_is: Existing amount is $(count)
+incremented_amount: Incremented amount to $(amount)
+recipient_is_bot: Recipient is bot; checking for message ownership
+no_message_owner: No message owner recorded; removing reaction
+message_owner_is: Message owner is $(owner)
+decremented_rep: |
+    Decremented rep amount to
+    $(amount)
+    for message
+    $(id)
+
+# Commands
+
+command_ping:
+    description: See if the bot is alive
+    listener_message: 'pong. :ping_pong:'
+
+handbook_command:
+    description: Search the TypeScript Handbook
+    listener:
+        no_results_found: ':x: No results found for that query'
+
+help_command:
+    description: Sends what you're looking at right now
+    listener:
+        snippet_created: A custom snippet created by $(owner)
+        snippet_not_created: Run the first snippet that matches that pattern
+        command_not_found: ':x: Command not found'
+
+helpers_command:
+    description: 'Help System: Ping the @Helper role from a help post'
+    listener:
+        not_help_channel: ':warning: You may only ping helpers from a help post'
+        only_asker: ':warning: Only the asker can ping helpers'
+        pls_wait: ':warning: Please wait a bit longer. You can ping helpers $(time)'
+
+playground_command:
+    description: Shorten a TypeScript playground link
+    listener:
+        log: Playground $(content)
+        not_code: ":warning: couldn't find a codeblock!"
+
+resolved_command:
+    description: 'Help System: Mark a post as resolved'
+
+reopen_command:
+    description: 'Help System: Reopen a resolved post'
+
+reputation_command:
+    description: 'Reputation: Give a different user some reputation points'
+
+history_command:
+    description: "Reputation: View a user's reputation history"
+    listener:
+        cannot_find: Unable to find user to give rep
+
+leaderboard_command:
+    description: 'Reputation: See who has the most reputation'
+    listener:
+        invalid_period: ':x: Invalid period (expected one of $(of))'
+
+snippets_command:
+    description: 'Snippet: List snippets matching an optional filter'
+
+snippet_command:
+    description: 'Snippet: Create or edit a snippet'
+    listener:
+        not_name: ':x: You have to supply a name for the command'
+        dont_have_permissions: ":x: You don't have permission to create a global snippet"
+        cannot_edit: ":x: Cannot edit another user's snippet"
+        second_arg: ':x: Second argument must be a valid discord message link or snippet id'
+        have_reply: ':x: You have to reply or link to a comment to make it a snippet'
+        cannot_generate: ':x: Cannot generate a snippet from that message'
+
+delete_snippet_command:
+    description: 'Snippet: Delete a snippet you own'
+    listener:
+        not_found: ':x: No snippet found with that id'
+        cannot_delete: ":x: Cannot delete another user's snippet"
+        snippet_deleted_log: Deleted snippet $(id) for $(author)
+        snippet_deleted_msg: ':white_check_mark: Deleted snippet'
+
+twoslash_command:
+    description: 'Twoslash: Run twoslash on the latest codeblock, optionally returning the quick infos of specified symbols. You can use ts@4.8.3 or ts@next to run a specific version.'
+    listener:
+        cannot_find: ':x: Could not find that version of TypeScript'
+        not_codeblocks: ':warning: could not find any TypeScript codeblocks in the past 10 messages'
+        invalid_symbol: You need to give me a valid symbol name to look for!
+
+# Events
+
+polling_finished: 'Polling finished; result: $(pollingResultStr)'
+
+# Embeds
+
+handbook_embed:
+    title: The TypeScript Handbook
+    url: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/intro.html
+    footer:
+        text: You can search with `!handbook <query>`
+
+help_command_embed:
+    title: Bot Usage
+    description: Hello $(username)! Here is a list of all commands in me! To get detailed description on any specific command, do `help <command>`
+
+playground_command_embed:
+    title: View in Playground
+
+playground_link_embed:
+    title: Playground Link
+
+# Messages
+
+forum_how_to_get_help: |
+    **How To Get Help**
+    - Create a new post $(post) with your question.
+    - It's always ok to just ask your question; you don't need permission.
+    - Someone will (hopefully!) come along and help you.
+    - When your question is resolved, type `!resolved`.
+    \u200b
+    **How To Get Better Help**
+    - Explain what you want to happen and why…
+    	- …and what actually happens, and your best guess at why.
+    	- Include a short code sample and any error messages you got.
+    - Text is better than screenshots. Start code blocks with ```ts.
+    - If possible, create a minimal reproduction in the TypeScript Playground: <https://www.typescriptlang.org/play>.
+    	- Send the full link in its own message; do not use a link shortener.
+    - For more tips, check out StackOverflow's guide on asking good questions: <https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask>
+    \u200b
+    **If You Haven't Gotten Help**
+    Usually someone will try to answer and help solve the issue within a few hours. If not, and if you have followed the bullets above, you can ping helpers by running !helper.
+
+forum_how_to_give_help: |
+    **How To Give Help**
+    - The channel sidebar on the left will list posts you have joined.
+    - You can scroll through the channel to see all recent questions.
+
+    **How To Give *Better* Help**
+    - Get yourself the $(trusted) role at $(channel)
+    	- (If you don't like the pings, you can disable role mentions for the server.)
+    - As a $(trusted), you can:
+    	- React to a help post to add tags.
+    	- If a post appears to be resolved, run `!resolved` to mark it as such.
+    		- *Only do this if the asker has indicated that their question has been resolved.*
+    	- Conversely, you can run `!reopen` if the asker has follow-up questions.
+
+    **Useful Snippets**
+    - `!screenshot` — for if an asker posts a screenshot of code
+    - `!ask` — for if an asker only posts "can I get help?"
+
+helper_resolve: |
+    $(owner)
+    Because your issue seemed to be resolved, this post was marked as resolved by $(helper).
+    If your issue is not resolved, **you can reopen this post by running `!reopen`**.
+    *If you have a different question, make a new post in $(channel).*
+
+change_status:
+    not_help_thread: ':warning: Can only be run in a help post'
+    only_asker: ':warning: Only the asker can change the status of a help post'
+
+shortened_url_playground: "$(author) Here's a shortened URL of your playground link! You can remove the full link from your message."
+you_can_spec_lines: You can choose specific lines to embed by selecting them before copying the link.
+
+# Modules
+
+mod_module:
+    job_discord_message: "$(author) We don't do job posts here; see $(rules)"
+    job_console_message: Deleted job post message from $(author)
+    spam_message: |
+        Kicked
+        $(author)
+        for spam and deleted
+        $(messages)
+        identical messaged
+
+get_ts_module:
+    downloading: 'Downloading typescript@$(version)'
+    doesnt_exists: typescript@$(version) does not exist
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbd94ea..c85498d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 	"description": "Typescript Community Bot",
 	"main": "dist/index.js",
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
 		"@typescript/twoslash": "^3.2.1",
 		"algoliasearch": "^4.14.2",
 		"discord.js": "^14.6.0",
 		"dotenv-safe": "^8.2.0",
 		"html-entities": "^2.3.3",
+		"js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
 		"lz-string": "^1.4.4",
 		"npm-registry-fetch": "^14.0.2",
 		"parse-duration": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a69fc9c..30ddc94 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { repModule } from './modules/rep';
 import { twoslashModule } from './modules/twoslash';
 import { snippetModule } from './modules/snippet';
 import { helpForumModule } from './modules/helpForum';
+import { Localization } from './modules/localization';
+import path from 'path';
 
 const client = new Client({
 	partials: [
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ const client = new Client({
 
 getDB().then(() => client.login(token));
 
+export const LOCALIZATION = new Localization(
+	path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'localization.yml'),
+);
+
 client.on('ready', async () => {
 	const bot = new Bot(client);
 	console.log(`Logged in as ${client.user?.tag}`);
diff --git a/src/modules/autorole.ts b/src/modules/autorole.ts
index dcbc4dc..4fa2e5c 100644
--- a/src/modules/autorole.ts
+++ b/src/modules/autorole.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
 import { autorole, rolesChannelId } from '../env';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 export async function autoroleModule({ client }: Bot) {
 	const channel = await client.channels.fetch(rolesChannelId);
 	if (!channel?.isTextBased()) {
 		console.error(
-			`Roles channel (${rolesChannelId}) does not exist or is not text based.`,
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('roles_channel_doesnt_exists', {
+				rolesChannelId,
+			}),
 		);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -13,7 +16,11 @@ export async function autoroleModule({ client }: Bot) {
 	for (const ar of autorole) {
 		const msg = await channel.messages.fetch(ar.msgID);
 		if (!msg) {
-			console.error(`Role message does not exist for ${ar.msgID}`);
+			console.error(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('roles_message_doesnt_exists', {
+					id: ar.msgID,
+				}),
+			);
 		}
 		await msg?.react(ar.emoji);
 	}
@@ -32,7 +39,12 @@ export async function autoroleModule({ client }: Bot) {
 			if (ar.autoRemove) await reaction.users.remove(user.id);
 			const member = await msg.guild.members.fetch(user.id);
 			await member.roles.add(ar.roleID);
-			console.log('Gave role', ar.roleID, 'to', member);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('gave_role', {
+					role: ar.roleID,
+					member,
+				}),
+			);
 			if (!reaction.users.cache.has(client.user.id)) {
 				await msg.react(reaction.emoji);
 			}
@@ -53,7 +65,12 @@ export async function autoroleModule({ client }: Bot) {
 				continue;
 			const member = await msg.guild.members.fetch(user.id);
 			await member.roles.remove(ar.roleID);
-			console.log('Removed role', ar.roleID, 'from', member);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('role_removed', {
+					role: ar.roleID,
+					member,
+				}),
+			);
 		}
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/etc.ts b/src/modules/etc.ts
index 92c3328..a9766fd 100644
--- a/src/modules/etc.ts
+++ b/src/modules/etc.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 	DELETE_EMOJI,
 	ownsBotMessage,
 } from '../util/send';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 const emojiRegex = /<:\w+?:(\d+?)>|(\p{Emoji_Presentation})/gu;
 
@@ -20,9 +21,11 @@ const defaultPollEmojis = ['✅', '❌', '🤷'];
 export function etcModule(bot: Bot) {
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['ping'],
-		description: 'See if the bot is alive',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('command_ping.description'),
 		async listener(msg) {
-			await msg.channel.send('pong. :ping_pong:');
+			await msg.channel.send(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('command_ping.listener_message'),
+			);
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -81,7 +84,9 @@ export function etcModule(bot: Bot) {
 			.map(([emoji, count]) => `${count}  ${emoji}`)
 			.join('   ');
 		await suggestion.reply({
-			content: `Polling finished; result: ${pollingResultStr}`,
+			content: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('polling_finished', {
+				pollingResultStr,
+			}),
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/modules/handbook.ts b/src/modules/handbook.ts
index ae8115f..7c23666 100644
--- a/src/modules/handbook.ts
+++ b/src/modules/handbook.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
 import { TS_BLUE } from '../env';
 import { decode } from 'html-entities';
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 const ALGOLIA_APP_ID = 'BGCDYOIYZ5';
 const ALGOLIA_API_KEY = '37ee06fa68db6aef451a490df6df7c60';
@@ -18,14 +19,18 @@ type AlgoliaResult = {
 
 const HANDBOOK_EMBED = new EmbedBuilder()
 	.setColor(TS_BLUE)
-	.setTitle('The TypeScript Handbook')
-	.setURL('https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/intro.html')
-	.setFooter({ text: 'You can search with `!handbook <query>`' });
+	.setTitle(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('handbook_embed.title'))
+	.setURL(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('handbook_embed.url'))
+	.setFooter({
+		text: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('handbook_embed.footer.text'),
+	});
 
 export async function handbookModule(bot: Bot) {
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['handbook', 'hb'],
-		description: 'Search the TypeScript Handbook',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'handbook_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, content) {
 			if (!content) {
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(msg, {
@@ -33,7 +38,9 @@ export async function handbookModule(bot: Bot) {
 				});
 			}
 
-			console.log('Searching algolia for', [content]);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('searching_algolia', { content }),
+			);
 			const data = await algolia.search<AlgoliaResult>([
 				{
 					indexName: ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME,
@@ -44,12 +51,16 @@ export async function handbookModule(bot: Bot) {
 					},
 				},
 			]);
-			console.log('Algolia response:', data);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('algolia_response', { data }),
+			);
 			const hit = data.results[0].hits[0];
 			if (!hit)
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					':x: No results found for that query',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'handbook_command.listener.no_results_found',
+					),
 				);
 			const hierarchyParts = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
 				.map(i => hit.hierarchy[`lvl${i}`])
diff --git a/src/modules/help.ts b/src/modules/help.ts
index c5ff24a..d6bd0b1 100644
--- a/src/modules/help.ts
+++ b/src/modules/help.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { EmbedBuilder } from 'discord.js';
 import { Bot, CommandRegistration } from '../bot';
 import { Snippet } from '../entities/Snippet';
 import { sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 function getCategoryHelp(cat: string, commands: Iterable<CommandRegistration>) {
 	const out: string[] = [];
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ function getCommandCategories(commands: Iterable<CommandRegistration>) {
 export function helpModule(bot: Bot) {
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['help', 'commands', 'h'],
-		description: "Sends what you're looking at right now",
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('help_command.description'),
 		async listener(msg) {
 			const cmdTrigger = msg.content.split(/\s/)[1];
 
@@ -49,9 +50,16 @@ export function helpModule(bot: Bot) {
 						name: msg.guild.name,
 						iconURL: msg.guild.iconURL() || undefined,
 					})
-					.setTitle('Bot Usage')
+					.setTitle(
+						LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'help_command_embed.title',
+						),
+					)
 					.setDescription(
-						`Hello ${msg.author.username}! Here is a list of all commands in me! To get detailed description on any specific command, do \`help <command>\``,
+						LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'help_command_embed.description',
+							{ username: msg.author.username },
+						),
 					);
 
 				for (const cat of getCommandCategories(bot.commands.values())) {
@@ -80,19 +88,25 @@ export function helpModule(bot: Bot) {
 				});
 				if (snippet)
 					cmd = {
-						description: `A custom snippet created by <@${snippet.owner}>`,
+						description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'help_command.listener.snippet_created',
+							{ owner: `<@${snippet.owner}>` },
+						),
 					};
 				else
 					cmd = {
-						description:
-							'Run the first snippet that matches that pattern',
+						description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'help_command.listener.snippet_not_created',
+						),
 					};
 			}
 
 			if (!cmd.description)
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					`:x: Command not found`,
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'help_command.listener.command_not_found',
+					),
 				);
 
 			const embed = new EmbedBuilder().setTitle(
diff --git a/src/modules/helpForum.ts b/src/modules/helpForum.ts
index dd3d261..6034a03 100644
--- a/src/modules/helpForum.ts
+++ b/src/modules/helpForum.ts
@@ -20,65 +20,42 @@ import {
 	trustedRoleId,
 } from '../env';
 import { sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 const MAX_TAG_COUNT = 5;
 
 // Use a non-breaking space to force Discord to leave empty lines alone
 const postGuidelines = (here = true) =>
-	listify(`
-**How To Get Help**
-- Create a new post ${
-		here ? 'here' : `in <#${helpForumChannel}>`
-	} with your question.
-- It's always ok to just ask your question; you don't need permission.
-- Someone will (hopefully!) come along and help you.
-- When your question is resolved, type \`!resolved\`.
-\u200b
-**How To Get Better Help**
-- Explain what you want to happen and why…
-	- …and what actually happens, and your best guess at why.
-	- Include a short code sample and any error messages you got.
-- Text is better than screenshots. Start code blocks with \`\`\`ts.
-- If possible, create a minimal reproduction in the TypeScript Playground: <https://www.typescriptlang.org/play>.
-	- Send the full link in its own message; do not use a link shortener.
-- For more tips, check out StackOverflow's guide on asking good questions: <https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask>
-\u200b
-**If You Haven't Gotten Help**
-Usually someone will try to answer and help solve the issue within a few hours. If not, and if you have followed the bullets above, you can ping helpers by running !helper.
-`);
-
-const howToGiveHelp = listify(`
-**How To Give Help**
-- The channel sidebar on the left will list posts you have joined.
-- You can scroll through the channel to see all recent questions.
-
-**How To Give *Better* Help**
-- Get yourself the <@&${trustedRoleId}> role at <#${rolesChannelId}>
-	- (If you don't like the pings, you can disable role mentions for the server.)
-- As a <@&${trustedRoleId}>, you can:
-	- React to a help post to add tags.
-	- If a post appears to be resolved, run \`!resolved\` to mark it as such.
-		- *Only do this if the asker has indicated that their question has been resolved.*
-	- Conversely, you can run \`!reopen\` if the asker has follow-up questions.
-
-**Useful Snippets**
-- \`!screenshot\` — for if an asker posts a screenshot of code
-- \`!ask\` — for if an asker only posts "can I get help?"
-`);
-
-const helperResolve = (owner: string, helper: string) => `
-<@${owner}>
-Because your issue seemed to be resolved, this post was marked as resolved by <@${helper}>.
-If your issue is not resolved, **you can reopen this post by running \`!reopen\`**.
-*If you have a different question, make a new post in <#${helpForumChannel}>.*
-`;
+	listify(
+		LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('forum_how_to_get_help', {
+			post: here ? 'here' : `in <#${helpForumChannel}>`,
+		}),
+	);
+
+const howToGiveHelp = listify(
+	LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('how_to_give_help', {
+		channel: `<#${rolesChannelId}>`,
+		trusted: `<@&${trustedRoleId}>`,
+	}),
+);
+
+const helperResolve = (owner: string, helper: string) =>
+	LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('helper_resolve', {
+		owner: `<@${owner}>`,
+		helper: `<@${helper}>`,
+		channel: `<#${helpForumChannel}>`,
+	});
 
 export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 	const channel = await bot.client.guilds.cache
 		.first()
 		?.channels.fetch(helpForumChannel)!;
 	if (channel?.type !== ChannelType.GuildForum) {
-		console.error(`Expected ${helpForumChannel} to be a forum channel.`);
+		console.error(
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('to_be_forum_channel', {
+				channel: helpForumChannel,
+			}),
+		);
 		return;
 	}
 	const forumChannel = channel;
@@ -89,7 +66,11 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 		.first()
 		?.channels.fetch(helpRequestsChannel)!;
 	if (!helpRequestChannel?.isTextBased()) {
-		console.error(`Expected ${helpRequestChannel} to be a text channel.`);
+		console.error(
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('to_be_text_channel', {
+				channel: helpRequestChannel,
+			}),
+		);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -99,10 +80,10 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 		const owner = await thread.fetchOwner();
 		if (!owner?.user || !isHelpThread(thread)) return;
 		console.log(
-			'Received new question from',
-			owner.user.tag,
-			'in thread',
-			thread.id,
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('new_request', {
+				owner: owner.user.tag,
+				thread: thread.id,
+			}),
 		);
 
 		await HelpThread.create({
@@ -122,12 +103,16 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['helper', 'helpers'],
-		description: 'Help System: Ping the @Helper role from a help post',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'helpers_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, comment) {
 			if (!isHelpThread(msg.channel)) {
 				return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					':warning: You may only ping helpers from a help post',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'helpers_command.listener.not_help_channel',
+					),
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -141,7 +126,9 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (!isAsker && !isTrusted) {
 				return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					':warning: Only the asker can ping helpers',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'helpers_command.listener.only_asker',
+					),
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -155,9 +142,14 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (isAsker && Date.now() < pingAllowedAfter) {
 				return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					`:warning: Please wait a bit longer. You can ping helpers <t:${Math.ceil(
-						pingAllowedAfter / 1000,
-					)}:R>.`,
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'helpers_command.listener.pls_wait',
+						{
+							time: `<t:${Math.ceil(
+								pingAllowedAfter / 1000,
+							)}:R>.`,
+						},
+					),
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -190,7 +182,9 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['resolved', 'resolve', 'close', 'closed', 'done', 'solved'],
-		description: 'Help System: Mark a post as resolved',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'resolved_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg) {
 			changeStatus(msg, true);
 		},
@@ -198,7 +192,9 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['reopen', 'open', 'unresolved', 'unresolve'],
-		description: 'Help System: Reopen a resolved post',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'reopen_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg) {
 			changeStatus(msg, false);
 		},
@@ -231,7 +227,7 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 		if (!isHelpThread(thread)) {
 			return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 				msg,
-				':warning: Can only be run in a help post',
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('change_status.not_help_thread'),
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -242,7 +238,7 @@ export async function helpForumModule(bot: Bot) {
 		if (!isAsker && !isTrusted) {
 			return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 				msg,
-				':warning: Only the asker can change the status of a help post',
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('change_status.only_asker'),
 			);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/localization.ts b/src/modules/localization.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de07898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/localization.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as yaml from 'js-yaml';
+
+export type Rename = Record<string, any>;
+
+export class Localization {
+	private cache: any = null;
+
+	public constructor(public path: string) {
+		this.cache = this.getLocalization();
+	}
+
+	private getLocalization(): any {
+		const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(this.path, 'utf8');
+		return yaml.load(fileContents);
+	}
+
+	private getMessage(
+		localization: any,
+		field: string,
+		rename: Record<string, any> = {},
+	): string {
+		const keys: string[] = field.split('.');
+		let message: any = localization;
+		for (const key of keys) {
+			if (message && typeof message === 'object' && key in message) {
+				message = message[key];
+			} else {
+				return `No translation (${field})`;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!message) return `No translation (${field})`;
+
+		let localizedMessage: string = message;
+
+		localizedMessage = localizedMessage.replace(/<</g, '«');
+		localizedMessage = localizedMessage.replace(/>>/g, '»');
+		localizedMessage = localizedMessage.replace(/--/g, '—');
+
+		for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(rename)) {
+			localizedMessage = localizedMessage.replace(
+				new RegExp(`\\$\\(${key}\\)`, 'g'),
+				value,
+			);
+		}
+
+		return localizedMessage;
+	}
+
+	public getLocalizedText(field: string, rename: Rename = {}): string {
+		return this.getMessage(this.cache, field, rename);
+	}
+
+	public getForceLocalizedText(field: string, rename: Rename = {}): string {
+		return this.getMessage(this.getLocalization(), field, rename);
+	}
+
+	public getSafeMessage(field: string, rename: Rename = {}): string | null {
+		const text = this.getMessage(this.cache, field, rename);
+		if (text == `No translation (${field})`) return null;
+		return text;
+	}
+
+	public getForceSafeMessage(
+		field: string,
+		rename: Rename = {},
+	): string | null {
+		const text = this.getForceLocalizedText(field, rename);
+		if (text == `No translation (${field})`) return null;
+		return text;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/mod.ts b/src/modules/mod.ts
index af215eb..8106823 100644
--- a/src/modules/mod.ts
+++ b/src/modules/mod.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Message, Snowflake, User } from 'discord.js';
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
 import { rulesChannelId } from '../env';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 // Most job posts are in this format:
 // > [FOR HIRE][REMOTE][SOMETHING ELSE]
@@ -24,9 +25,16 @@ export function modModule({ client }: Bot) {
 		if (msg.author.bot || !jobPostRegex.test(msg.content)) return;
 		await msg.delete();
 		await msg.channel.send(
-			`${msg.author} We don't do job posts here; see <#${rulesChannelId}>`,
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('mod_module.job_discord_message', {
+				author: msg.author,
+				rules: `<#${rulesChannelId}>`,
+			}),
+		);
+		console.log(
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('mod_module.job_console_message', {
+				author: msg.author,
+			}),
 		);
-		console.log('Deleted job post message from', msg.author);
 	});
 
 	client.on('messageCreate', async msg => {
@@ -49,11 +57,10 @@ export function modModule({ client }: Bot) {
 					...recentMessageInfo.messages.map(msg => void msg.delete()),
 				]);
 				console.log(
-					'Kicked',
-					msg.author,
-					'for spam and deleted',
-					recentMessageInfo.messages.length,
-					'identical messages',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('mod_module.spam_messages', {
+						author: msg.author,
+						messages: recentMessageInfo.messages.length,
+					}),
 				);
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/modules/playground.ts b/src/modules/playground.ts
index 593f7ba..817f9a7 100644
--- a/src/modules/playground.ts
+++ b/src/modules/playground.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { LimitedSizeMap } from '../util/limitedSizeMap';
 import { addMessageOwnership, sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
 import { fetch } from 'undici';
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 const PLAYGROUND_BASE = 'https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/#code/';
 const LINK_SHORTENER_ENDPOINT = 'https://tsplay.dev/api/short';
@@ -27,9 +28,16 @@ export async function playgroundModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['playground', 'pg', 'playg'],
-		description: 'Shorten a TypeScript playground link',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'playground_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, content) {
-			console.log('Playground', msg.content);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+					'playground_command.listener.log',
+					{ content: msg.content },
+				),
+			);
 
 			let code: string | undefined = content;
 
@@ -38,12 +46,18 @@ export async function playgroundModule(bot: Bot) {
 				if (!code)
 					return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 						msg,
-						":warning: couldn't find a codeblock!",
+						LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'playground_command.listener.not_code',
+						),
 					);
 			}
 			const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
 				.setURL(PLAYGROUND_BASE + compressToEncodedURIComponent(code))
-				.setTitle('View in Playground')
+				.setTitle(
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'playground_command_embed.title',
+					),
+				)
 				.setColor(TS_BLUE);
 			await sendWithMessageOwnership(msg, { embeds: [embed] });
 		},
@@ -65,7 +79,10 @@ export async function playgroundModule(bot: Bot) {
 			// Message also contained other characters
 			const botMsg = await msg.channel.send({
 				embeds: [embed],
-				content: `${msg.author} Here's a shortened URL of your playground link! You can remove the full link from your message.`,
+				content: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+					'shortened_url_playground',
+					{ author: msg.author },
+				),
 			});
 			editedLongLink.set(msg.id, botMsg);
 			await addMessageOwnership(botMsg, msg.author);
@@ -111,7 +128,7 @@ function createPlaygroundEmbed(
 ) {
 	const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
 		.setColor(TS_BLUE)
-		.setTitle('Playground Link')
+		.setTitle(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('playground_link_embed.title'))
 		.setAuthor({ name: author.tag, iconURL: author.displayAvatarURL() })
 		.setURL(url);
 
@@ -170,7 +187,7 @@ function createPlaygroundEmbed(
 		embed.setDescription('**Preview:**' + makeCodeBlock(content));
 		if (!startLine && !endLine) {
 			embed.setFooter({
-				text: 'You can choose specific lines to embed by selecting them before copying the link.',
+				text: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('you_can_spec_lines'),
 			});
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/modules/rep.ts b/src/modules/rep.ts
index ac9c138..9eb00fd 100644
--- a/src/modules/rep.ts
+++ b/src/modules/rep.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Rep } from '../entities/Rep';
 import { sendPaginatedMessage } from '../util/sendPaginatedMessage';
 import { getMessageOwner, sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 // The Chinese is outside the group on purpose, because CJK languages don't have word bounds. Therefore we only look for key characters
 
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 		msg: Pick<Message, 'id' | 'channelId'>,
 		{ recipient, initialGiver }: Pick<Rep, 'recipient' | 'initialGiver'>,
 	) {
-		console.log('Creating a Rep with recipient', recipient);
+		console.log(
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('creating_rep', { recipient }),
+		);
 
 		return Rep.create({
 			messageId: msg.id,
@@ -67,39 +70,57 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 		const msg = reaction.message;
 		const author = (await msg.fetch()).author;
 
-		console.log('Received rep reaction on', msg.id);
+		console.log(
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('received_rep', { message: msg.id }),
+		);
 
 		if (user.id === author.id) {
 			return removeReaction();
 		}
 
-		console.log('Querying database for existing Rep');
+		console.log(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('querying_for_rep'));
 
 		let existingRep = await Rep.findOne({ where: { messageId: msg.id } });
 
 		if (existingRep) {
-			console.log('Found existing Rep', existingRep);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('rep_exist_found', {
+					rep: existingRep,
+				}),
+			);
 			if (user.id === existingRep.recipient) {
-				console.log('User is recipient; removing reaction');
+				console.log(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('user_is_recipient'));
 				return removeReaction();
 			}
-			console.log('Existing amount is', existingRep.amount);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('existing_amount_is', {
+					count: existingRep.amount,
+				}),
+			);
 			existingRep.amount++;
 			existingRep.save();
-			console.log('Incremented amount to', existingRep.amount);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('incremented_amount', {
+					amount: existingRep.amount,
+				}),
+			);
 			return;
 		}
 
 		let recipient = author.id;
 
 		if (recipient == client.user.id) {
-			console.log('Recipient is bot; checking for message ownership');
+			console.log(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('recipient_is_bot'));
 			let altRecipient = getMessageOwner(msg);
 			if (!altRecipient) {
-				console.log('No message owner recorded; removing reaction');
+				console.log(LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('no_message_owner'));
 				return removeReaction();
 			}
-			console.log('Message owner is', altRecipient);
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('message_owner_is', {
+					owner: altRecipient,
+				}),
+			);
 			recipient = altRecipient;
 		}
 
@@ -134,10 +155,10 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 		await rep.save();
 
 		console.log(
-			'Decremented rep amount to',
-			rep.amount,
-			'for message',
-			rep.messageId,
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('decremented_rep', {
+				amount: rep.amount,
+				id: rep.messageId,
+			}),
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -147,7 +168,9 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['rep'],
-		description: 'Reputation: Give a different user some reputation points',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'reputation_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg) {
 			const targetMember = msg.content.split(/\s/)[1];
 
@@ -176,7 +199,9 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['history'],
-		description: "Reputation: View a user's reputation history",
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'history_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg) {
 			if (!msg.member) return;
 			let user = await bot.getTargetUser(msg);
@@ -184,7 +209,9 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (!user) {
 				await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					'Unable to find user to give rep',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'history_command.listener.cannot_find',
+					),
 				);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -232,7 +259,9 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
 		aliases: ['leaderboard', 'lb'],
-		description: 'Reputation: See who has the most reputation',
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'leaderboard_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg) {
 			const periods = {
 				'rolling-hour': ['(past hour)', Date.now() - 60 * 60 * 1000],
@@ -266,9 +295,14 @@ export function repModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (!(period in periods))
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					`:x: Invalid period (expected one of ${Object.keys(periods)
-						.map(x => `\`${x}\``)
-						.join(', ')})`,
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'leaderboard_command.listener.invalid_period',
+						{
+							of: `${Object.keys(periods)
+								.map(x => `\`${x}\``)
+								.join(', ')}`,
+						},
+					),
 				);
 			const [text, dateMin] = periods[period as keyof typeof periods];
 			const topEmojis = [
diff --git a/src/modules/snippet.ts b/src/modules/snippet.ts
index 096ab0b..43cd738 100644
--- a/src/modules/snippet.ts
+++ b/src/modules/snippet.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
 import { getReferencedMessage } from '../util/getReferencedMessage';
 import { splitCustomCommand } from '../util/customCommand';
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/3809435
 const LINK_REGEX =
@@ -52,8 +53,10 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 	});
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
-		description: 'Snippet: List snippets matching an optional filter',
 		aliases: ['listSnippets', 'snippets', 'snips'],
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'snippets_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, specifier) {
 			const limit = 20;
 			const matches = await interpretSpecifier(
@@ -87,8 +90,10 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 	});
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
-		description: 'Snippet: Create or edit a snippet',
 		aliases: ['snip', 'snippet', 'createSnippet'],
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'snippet_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, content) {
 			if (!msg.member) return;
 
@@ -100,7 +105,9 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (!name) {
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					':x: You have to supply a name for the command',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'snippet_command.listener.not_name',
+					),
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -114,7 +121,9 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (!id.includes(':') && !bot.isMod(msg.member))
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					":x: You don't have permission to create a global snippet",
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'snippet_command.listener.dont_have_permissions',
+					),
 				);
 
 			if (
@@ -124,7 +133,9 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 			)
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					":x: Cannot edit another user's snippet",
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'snippet_command.listener.cannot_edit',
+					),
 				);
 
 			const title = `\`!${id}\`: `;
@@ -143,7 +154,9 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 				if (!referencedSnippet)
 					return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 						msg,
-						':x: Second argument must be a valid discord message link or snippet id',
+						LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'snippet_command.listener.second_arg',
+						),
 					);
 				data = {
 					...referencedSnippet,
@@ -161,7 +174,9 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 				if (!sourceMessage)
 					return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 						msg,
-						':x: You have to reply or link to a comment to make it a snippet',
+						LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+							'snippet_command.listener.have_reply',
+						),
 					);
 
 				const description = sourceMessage.content;
@@ -192,7 +207,9 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 			if (!data) {
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					':x: Cannot generate a snippet from that message',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'snippet_command.listener.cannot_generate',
+					),
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -208,24 +225,40 @@ export function snippetModule(bot: Bot) {
 	});
 
 	bot.registerCommand({
-		description: 'Snippet: Delete a snippet you own',
 		aliases: ['deleteSnip'],
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'delete_snippet_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, id) {
 			if (!msg.member) return;
 			const snippet = await Snippet.findOneBy({ id });
 			if (!snippet)
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					':x: No snippet found with that id',
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'delete_snippet_command.listener.not_found',
+					),
 				);
 			if (!bot.isMod(msg.member) && snippet.owner !== msg.author.id)
 				return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 					msg,
-					":x: Cannot delete another user's snippet",
+					LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+						'delete_snippet_command.listener.cannot_delete',
+					),
 				);
 			await snippet.remove();
-			console.log(`Deleted snippet ${id} for`, msg.author);
-			sendWithMessageOwnership(msg, ':white_check_mark: Deleted snippet');
+			console.log(
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+					'delete_snippet_command.listener.snippet_deleted_log',
+					{ id, author: msg.author },
+				),
+			);
+			sendWithMessageOwnership(
+				msg,
+				LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+					'delete_snippet_command.listener.snippet_deleted_msg',
+				),
+			);
 		},
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/modules/twoslash.ts b/src/modules/twoslash.ts
index 0c41aaa..164b34c 100644
--- a/src/modules/twoslash.ts
+++ b/src/modules/twoslash.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { sendWithMessageOwnership } from '../util/send';
 import { getTypeScriptModule, TypeScript } from '../util/getTypeScriptModule';
 import { splitCustomCommand } from '../util/customCommand';
 import { Bot } from '../bot';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 const defaultCompilerOptions: CompilerOptions = {
 	target: ScriptTarget.ESNext,
@@ -21,9 +22,10 @@ function redactNoErrorTruncation(code: string) {
 
 export function twoslashModule(bot: Bot) {
 	bot.registerCommand({
-		description:
-			'Twoslash: Run twoslash on the latest codeblock, optionally returning the quick infos of specified symbols. You can use ts@4.8.3 or ts@next to run a specific version.',
 		aliases: ['twoslash', 'ts'],
+		description: LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+			'twoslash_command.description',
+		),
 		async listener(msg, content) {
 			await twoslash(msg, 'latest', content);
 		},
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ async function twoslash(msg: Message, version: string, content: string) {
 	if (!tsModule)
 		return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 			msg,
-			':x: Could not find that version of TypeScript',
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+				'twoslash_command.listener.cannot_find',
+			),
 		);
 
 	const code = await findCode(msg);
@@ -68,7 +72,9 @@ async function twoslash(msg: Message, version: string, content: string) {
 	if (!code)
 		return await sendWithMessageOwnership(
 			msg,
-			`:warning: could not find any TypeScript codeblocks in the past 10 messages`,
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+				'twoslash_command.listener.not_codeblocks',
+			),
 		);
 
 	if (!content) return await twoslashBlock(msg, code, tsModule);
@@ -76,7 +82,9 @@ async function twoslash(msg: Message, version: string, content: string) {
 	if (!/^\s*([_$a-zA-Z][_$0-9a-zA-Z]*\b\s*)+/.test(content)) {
 		return sendWithMessageOwnership(
 			msg,
-			'You need to give me a valid symbol name to look for!',
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText(
+				'twoslash_command.listener.invalid_symbol',
+			),
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/util/getTypeScriptModule.ts b/src/util/getTypeScriptModule.ts
index 9bdb88b..6d8185a 100644
--- a/src/util/getTypeScriptModule.ts
+++ b/src/util/getTypeScriptModule.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import tar from 'tar';
 import path from 'path';
 import os from 'os';
 import { once } from 'events';
+import { LOCALIZATION } from '../index';
 
 export type TypeScript = typeof import('typescript');
 
@@ -29,12 +30,18 @@ let tsPackageData:
 export async function getTypeScriptModule(
 	version: string | null,
 ): Promise<TypeScript | null> {
-	console.log(`Downloading typescript@${version}`);
+	console.log(
+		LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('get_ts_module.downloading', { version }),
+	);
 
 	version = await resolveVersion(version);
 
 	if (!version) {
-		console.log(`typescript@${version} does not exist`);
+		console.log(
+			LOCALIZATION.getLocalizedText('get_ts_module.doesnt_exists', {
+				version,
+			}),
+		);
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e625c25..8d88b8f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@
   dependencies:
     dotenv "^8.2.0"
 
+"@types/js-yaml@^4.0.9":
+  version "4.0.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.0.9.tgz#cd82382c4f902fed9691a2ed79ec68c5898af4c2"
+  integrity sha512-k4MGaQl5TGo/iipqb2UDG2UwjXziSWkh0uysQelTlJpX1qGlpUZYm8PnO4DxG1qBomtJUdYJ6qR6xdIah10JLg==
+
 "@types/lz-string@1.3.34":
   version "1.3.34"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lz-string/-/lz-string-1.3.34.tgz#69bfadde419314b4a374bf2c8e58659c035ed0a5"