diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index a5f73560..1d390378 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ import time,datetime
 from copy import deepcopy
 import pprint
 
+import locale
+lang=locale.getdefaultlocale()[0][0:2]
+if lang=="en":
+    def _(string): return string
+else:
+    import gettext
+    try:
+        trans = gettext.translation("fpdb", localedir="locale", languages=[lang])
+        trans.install()
+    except IOError:
+        def _(string): return string
+
 import logging
 # logging has been set up in fpdb.py or HUD_main.py, use their settings:
 log = logging.getLogger("parser")
diff --git a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
index f2978c89..58f47517 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ import sys
 from HandHistoryConverter import *
 from decimal import Decimal
 
+import locale
+lang=locale.getdefaultlocale()[0][0:2]
+if lang=="en":
+    def _(string): return string
+else:
+    import gettext
+    try:
+        trans = gettext.translation("fpdb", localedir="locale", languages=[lang])
+        trans.install()
+    except IOError:
+        def _(string): return string
+
 # PokerStars HH Format
 
 class PokerStars(HandHistoryConverter):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/TournamentTracker.py b/pyfpdb/TournamentTracker.py
index 1c8ee207..da7135b9 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/TournamentTracker.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/TournamentTracker.py
@@ -34,8 +34,20 @@ import traceback
 
 (options, argv) = Options.fpdb_options()
 
+import locale
+lang=locale.getdefaultlocale()[0][0:2]
+if lang=="en":
+    def _(string): return string
+else:
+    import gettext
+    try:
+        trans = gettext.translation("fpdb", localedir="locale", languages=[lang])
+        trans.install()
+    except IOError:
+        def _(string): return string
+
 if not options.errorsToConsole:
-    print "Note: error output is being diverted to fpdb-error-log.txt and HUD-error.txt. Any major error will be reported there _only_."
+    print _("Note: error output is being diverted to fpdb-error-log.txt and HUD-error.txt. Any major error will be reported there _only_.")
     errorFile = open('tourneyerror.txt', 'w', 0)
     sys.stderr = errorFile
 
@@ -96,10 +108,10 @@ class Tournament:
             self.window.show() # isn't there a better way to bring something to the front? not that GTK focus works right anyway, ever
         else:
             self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
-            print "tournament edit window=", self.window
+            print _("tournament edit window="), self.window
             self.window.connect("delete_event", self.delete_event)
             self.window.connect("destroy", self.destroy)
-            self.window.set_title("FPDB Tournament Entry")
+            self.window.set_title(_("FPDB Tournament Entry"))
             self.window.set_border_width(1)
             self.window.set_default_size(480,640)
             self.window.set_resizable(True)
@@ -139,14 +151,14 @@ class ttracker_main(object):
         self.main_window = gtk.Window()
         self.main_window.connect("destroy", self.destroy)
         self.vb = gtk.VBox()
-        self.label = gtk.Label('Closing this window will stop the Tournament Tracker')
+        self.label = gtk.Label(_('Closing this window will stop the Tournament Tracker'))
         self.vb.add(self.label)
-        self.addbutton = gtk.Button(label="Enter Tournament")
+        self.addbutton = gtk.Button(label=_("Enter Tournament"))
         self.addbutton.connect("clicked", self.addClicked, "add tournament")
         self.vb.add(self.addbutton)
 
         self.main_window.add(self.vb)
-        self.main_window.set_title("FPDB Tournament Tracker")
+        self.main_window.set_title(_("FPDB Tournament Tracker"))
         self.main_window.show_all()
 
     def addClicked(self, widget, data): # what is "data"? i'm guessing anything i pass in after the function name in connect() but unsure because the documentation sucks
@@ -157,10 +169,10 @@ class ttracker_main(object):
             self.tourney_list.append(t)
             mylabel = gtk.Label("%s - %s - %s - %s - %s %s - %s - %s - %s - %s - %s" % (t.site, t.id, t.starttime, t.endtime, t.structure, t.game, t.buyin, t.fee, t.numrebuys, t.numplayers, t.prizepool))
             print "new label=", mylabel
-            editbutton = gtk.Button(label="Edit")
+            editbutton = gtk.Button(label=_("Edit"))
             print "new button=", editbutton
             editbutton.connect("clicked", t.openwindow)
-            rebuybutton = gtk.Button(label="Rebuy")
+            rebuybutton = gtk.Button(label=_("Rebuy"))
             rebuybutton.connect("clicked", t.addrebuy)
             self.vb.add(rebuybutton)
             self.vb.add(editbutton) # These should probably be put in.. a.. h-box? i don't know..
@@ -259,9 +271,9 @@ class ttracker_main(object):
                     cards['common'] = comm_cards['common']
             except Exception, err:
                 err = traceback.extract_tb(sys.exc_info()[2])[-1]
-                print "db error: skipping "+str(new_hand_id)+" "+err[2]+"("+str(err[1])+"): "+str(sys.exc_info()[1])
+                print _("db error: skipping ")+str(new_hand_id)+" "+err[2]+"("+str(err[1])+"): "+str(sys.exc_info()[1])
                 if new_hand_id: # new_hand_id is none if we had an error prior to the store
-                    sys.stderr.write("Database error %s in hand %d. Skipping.\n" % (err, int(new_hand_id)))
+                    sys.stderr.write(_("Database error %s in hand %d. Skipping.\n") % (err, int(new_hand_id)))
                 continue
 
             if type == "tour":   # hand is from a tournament
@@ -270,8 +282,8 @@ class ttracker_main(object):
                     (tour_number, tab_number) = mat_obj.group(1, 2)
                     temp_key = tour_number
                 else:   # tourney, but can't get number and table
-                    print "could not find tournament: skipping "
-                    sys.stderr.write("Could not find tournament %d in hand %d. Skipping.\n" % (int(tour_number), int(new_hand_id)))
+                    print _("could not find tournament: skipping")
+                    sys.stderr.write(_("Could not find tournament %d in hand %d. Skipping.\n") % (int(tour_number), int(new_hand_id)))
                     continue
 
             else:
@@ -294,15 +306,15 @@ class ttracker_main(object):
 #    If no client window is found on the screen, complain and continue
                     if type == "tour":
                         table_name = "%s %s" % (tour_number, tab_number)
-                    sys.stderr.write("table name "+table_name+" not found, skipping.\n")
+                    sys.stderr.write(_("table name %s not found, skipping.\n")% table_name)
                 else:
                     self.create_HUD(new_hand_id, tablewindow, temp_key, max, poker_game, stat_dict, cards)
             self.db_connection.connection.rollback()
 
 if __name__== "__main__":
 
-    sys.stderr.write("tournament tracker starting\n")
-    sys.stderr.write("Using db name = %s\n" % (options.dbname))
+    sys.stderr.write(_("tournament tracker starting\n"))
+    sys.stderr.write(_("Using db name = %s\n") % (options.dbname))
 
 #    start the HUD_main object
     hm = ttracker_main(db_name = options.dbname)
diff --git a/pyfpdb/create-mo-files.sh b/pyfpdb/create-mo-files.sh
index 85937036..2e76648b 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/create-mo-files.sh
+++ b/pyfpdb/create-mo-files.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python /usr/share/doc/python-2.7/examples/Tools/i18n/msgfmt.py --output-file=locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/fpdb.mo locale/fpdb-de_DE.po
+python /usr/share/doc/python-2.7/examples/Tools/i18n/msgfmt.py --output-file=locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/fpdb.mo locale/fpdb-hu_HU.po
diff --git a/pyfpdb/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/fpdb.mo b/pyfpdb/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/fpdb.mo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07bd06e6
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