diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4942c86..65c1c82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,39 +190,23 @@ You can change which corner the toasts are anchored to by passing the `corner` s
 
 ### Internationalization
 
-You can provide translations for the defaul error toasts by adding the following to your `config.exs`:
+You can provide translations for the default error toasts by adding the following to your `config.exs`:
 
 ```elixir
 config :live_toast,
   gettext_backend: MyApp.Gettext
 ```
 
-You have to create a `live_toast.po` file, inside the `priv/gettext/<language>/LC_MESSAGES/` folder for each language you want to support.
+Copy the provided template and translations:
 
-For example, if you want to support spanish, you would create the file `live_toast.po` in the `priv/gettext/es/LC_MESSAGES/` folder, with the following content:
-
-```po
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Language: es\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
-
-msgid "We can't find the internet"
-msgstr "Nosotros no podemos encontrar internet"
-
-msgid "Attempting to reconnect"
-msgstr "Intentando reconectar"
-
-msgid "Something went wrong!"
-msgstr "¡Algo salió mal!"
-
-msgid "Hang in there while we get back on track"
-msgstr "Aguanta mientras volvemos a la normalidad"
+```sh
+cp -rv deps/live_toast/i18n/gettext/* priv/gettext
+# optionally create missing (empty) translation files (.po) based on the template (.pot):
+mix gettext.extract --merge
 ```
 
+You have to provide a `live_toast.po` file, inside the `priv/gettext/<language>/LC_MESSAGES/` folder for each language you want to support.
+
 ### Function Options
 
 [`send_toast`](https://hexdocs.pm/live_toast/LiveToast.html#send_toast/3) takes a number of arguments to control it's behavior. They are currently:
diff --git a/i18n/gettext/de/LC_MESSAGES/live_toast.po b/i18n/gettext/de/LC_MESSAGES/live_toast.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45228a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/gettext/de/LC_MESSAGES/live_toast.po
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+## "msgid"s in this file come from POT (.pot) files.
+###
+### Do not add, change, or remove "msgid"s manually here as
+### they're tied to the ones in the corresponding POT file
+### (with the same domain).
+###
+### Use "mix gettext.extract --merge" or "mix gettext.merge"
+### to merge POT files into PO files.
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: de\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+msgid "Info"
+msgstr "Info"
+
+msgid "Error"
+msgstr "Fehler"
+
+msgid "We can't find the internet"
+msgstr "Keine Internet-Verbindung"
+
+msgid "Attempting to reconnect"
+msgstr "Verbindung wird wiederhergestellt"
+
+msgid "Something went wrong!"
+msgstr "Etwas ist schiefgelaufen!"
+
+msgid "Hang in there while we get back on track"
+msgstr "Bitte warten Sie, während wir das Problem beheben"
diff --git a/i18n/gettext/es/LC_MESSAGES/live_toast.po b/i18n/gettext/es/LC_MESSAGES/live_toast.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62811dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/gettext/es/LC_MESSAGES/live_toast.po
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+## "msgid"s in this file come from POT (.pot) files.
+###
+### Do not add, change, or remove "msgid"s manually here as
+### they're tied to the ones in the corresponding POT file
+### (with the same domain).
+###
+### Use "mix gettext.extract --merge" or "mix gettext.merge"
+### to merge POT files into PO files.
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Language: es\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+msgid "Info"
+msgstr "Información"
+
+msgid "Error"
+msgstr "Error"
+
+msgid "We can't find the internet"
+msgstr "Nosotros no podemos encontrar internet"
+
+msgid "Attempting to reconnect"
+msgstr "Intentando reconectar"
+
+msgid "Something went wrong!"
+msgstr "¡Algo salió mal!"
+
+msgid "Hang in there while we get back on track"
+msgstr "Aguanta mientras volvemos a la normalidad"
diff --git a/i18n/gettext/live_toast.pot b/i18n/gettext/live_toast.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b82bf44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/gettext/live_toast.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+## This file is a PO Template file.
+##
+## "msgid"s here are often extracted from source code.
+## Add new messages manually only if they're dynamic
+## messages that can't be statically extracted.
+##
+## Run "mix gettext.extract" to bring this file up to
+## date. Leave "msgstr"s empty as changing them here has no
+## effect: edit them in PO (.po) files instead.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Info"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Error"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "We can't find the internet"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Attempting to reconnect"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Something went wrong!"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Hang in there while we get back on track"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/lib/live_toast/components.ex b/lib/live_toast/components.ex
index 2755327..ac2b138 100644
--- a/lib/live_toast/components.ex
+++ b/lib/live_toast/components.ex
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ defmodule LiveToast.Components do
       flash_duration={@flash_duration}
       duration={0}
       kind={level}
-      title={String.capitalize(to_string(level))}
+      title={Utility.translate(String.capitalize(to_string(level)))}
       phx-update="ignore"
       flash={@f}
     />
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 42828ad..2f35cc6 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ defmodule LiveToast.MixProject do
     mix.exs
     package.json
     README.md
+    i18n
     """
   end