diff --git a/client/i18n.js b/client/i18n.js
index 36919af6..b5fe15c0 100644
--- a/client/i18n.js
+++ b/client/i18n.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import i18next from 'i18next'
 import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next'
+import * as locales from "../locales/index.ts"
 
 i18next
     .use(initReactI18next)
-    .init({ fallbackLng : 'en',
+    .init({
+        fallbackLng : 'en',
+        defaultNS: "main",
         resources: {
-            en: {
-                translation: {
-                    'get-started': 'Get Started'
-                }
-            }
+            en: { main: locales.en },
         }
     })
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f9adcd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+    "open-explore-tables": "Open & explore tables",
+    "detect-errors-generate-report": "Detect errors and generate a report",
+    "save-download-work": "Save & download your work",
+    "welcome-to-ODE": "Welcome to the Open Data Editor!",
+    "welcomebanner-description": "The ODE helps data practitioners with no coding skills to explore tabular data and detect errors in an easier way. Advanced users can also edit metadata and publish their work.<br /><br /> The OKFN team aims to add other data formats in the future.",
+    "link-check-blog": "Check our blog for updates",
+    "get-started": "Get started",
+    "welcomebanner-dont-show-again": "Don't show this screen on the next launch",
+    "powered-by-frictionless": "This project is open source and powered by",
+    "how-ODE-handles-your-files": "How the ODE handles your imported files",
+    "openlocationbanner-description" : "The tool makes a copy of your selections into the ODE folder on your Computer. Any changes will be made to these copies, while the original data remains unchanged.",
+    "openlocation-dont-show-again": "Don't show next time",
+    "okay": "Okay",
+    "next": "Next",
+    "back": "Back",
+    "alt-open-file-location": "Open File Location Slide",
+    "open-file-location": "Open File Location",
+    "upload-your-data": "Upload your data",
+    "create-an-issue": "create an issue",
+    "sharing-contents-if-possible": "sharing the file contents <small>(if possible)</small>",
+    "ODE-supports-CSV-Excel-files" : "The ODE supports Excel & csv files",
+    "links-online-tables" : "You can also add links to online tables",
+    "create-folder": "Create folder",
+    "user-guide": "User guide",
+    "report-an-issue": "Report an issue",
+    "from-your-computer": "From your computer",
+    "add-external-data": "Add external data",
+    "add-folders": "Add one or more folders",
+    "add-xsl-or-csv-files": "Add one or more Excel or csv files",
+    "link-external-table": "Link to the external table:",
+    "add": "Add",
+    "enter-or-paste-url": "Enter or paste URL"
+}
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diff --git a/locales/index.ts b/locales/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a993d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import en from './en.json'
+
+export { en }
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