diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 504a91e..82c1ffe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.17.1",
         "@google/generative-ai": "^0.2.1",
+        "google-translate-api-x": "^10.7.1",
         "minecraft-data": "^3.46.2",
         "mineflayer": "^4.20.0",
         "mineflayer-armor-manager": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index 9c6bb34..0372dea 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export default
     
     "profiles": [
         "./andy.json",
+        
         // add more profiles here, check ./profiles/ for more
         // more than 1 profile will require you to /msg each bot indivually
     ],
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ export default
     "max_commands": -1, // max number of commands to use in a response. -1 for no limit
     "verbose_commands": true, // show full command syntax
     "narrate_behavior": true, // chat simple automatic actions ('Picking up item!')
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "language": "spanish", // the bot will respond/message in this language. All language names are based on google translate's names.
+}
diff --git a/src/agent/agent.js b/src/agent/agent.js
index 801e243..87cda62 100644
--- a/src/agent/agent.js
+++ b/src/agent/agent.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { NPCContoller } from './npc/controller.js';
 import { MemoryBank } from './memory_bank.js';
 import { SelfPrompter } from './self_prompter.js';
 import settings from '../../settings.js';
-
+import { handleTranslation, handleEnglishTranslation } from './translator.js';
 
 export class Agent {
     async start(profile_fp, load_mem=false, init_message=null) {
@@ -48,16 +48,18 @@ export class Agent {
                 "Gamerule "
             ];
             const eventname = settings.profiles.length > 1 ? 'whisper' : 'chat';
-            this.bot.on(eventname, (username, message) => {
+            this.bot.on(eventname, async (username, message) => {
                 if (username === this.name) return;
                 
                 if (ignore_messages.some((m) => message.startsWith(m))) return;
 
-                console.log('received message from', username, ':', message);
+                let translation = await handleEnglishTranslation(message);
+
+                console.log('received message from', username, ':', translation);
 
                 this.shut_up = false;
     
-                this.handleMessage(username, message);
+                this.handleMessage(username, translation);
             });
 
             // set the bot to automatically eat food when hungry
@@ -77,18 +79,23 @@ export class Agent {
                 this.handleMessage('system', init_message, 2);
             }
             else {
-                this.bot.chat('Hello world! I am ' + this.name);
+		const translation = await handleTranslation("Hello world! I am");
+                this.bot.chat(translation+" "+this.name);
                 this.bot.emit('finished_executing');
+
             }
 
             this.startEvents();
         });
     }
 
-    cleanChat(message) {
+
+    async cleanChat(message) {
         // newlines are interpreted as separate chats, which triggers spam filters. replace them with spaces
         message = message.replaceAll('\n', '  ');
-        return this.bot.chat(message);
+	const preferred_lang = settings.preferred_language;
+	let translation = await handleTranslation(message);
+        return this.bot.chat(translation);
     }
 
     shutUp() {
@@ -280,4 +287,3 @@ export class Agent {
         process.exit(1);
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/agent/commands/actions.js b/src/agent/commands/actions.js
index 651f362..e48b8a6 100644
--- a/src/agent/commands/actions.js
+++ b/src/agent/commands/actions.js
@@ -285,5 +285,6 @@ export const actionsList = [
             agent.bot.emit('idle');  // to trigger the goal
             return 'Set npc goal: ' + agent.npc.data.curr_goal.name;
         }
-    },
+    }
+
 ];
diff --git a/src/agent/modes.js b/src/agent/modes.js
index 952fcf0..6b7e9c8 100644
--- a/src/agent/modes.js
+++ b/src/agent/modes.js
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ import * as skills from './library/skills.js';
 import * as world from './library/world.js';
 import * as mc from '../utils/mcdata.js';
 import settings from '../../settings.js'
+import { handleTranslation, handleEnglishTranslation } from './translator.js';
 
-function say(agent, message) {
+
+
+
+async function say(agent, message) {
+    const preferred_lang = settings.preferred_language;
     if (agent.shut_up || !settings.narrate_behavior) return;
-    agent.bot.chat(message);
+    var translation = await handleTranslation(message);
+    agent.bot.chat(translation);
 }
 
 // a mode is a function that is called every tick to respond immediately to the world
diff --git a/src/agent/translator.js b/src/agent/translator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a5ad45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent/translator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import translate from 'google-translate-api-x';
+import settings from '../../settings.js'; 
+
+
+const preferred_lang = settings.language;
+
+
+export async function handleTranslation(message) {
+    try {
+        if (preferred_lang.toLowerCase() === 'en' || preferred_lang.toLowerCase() === 'english') {
+            return message;
+        } else {
+            const lang = String(preferred_lang); // Ensure lang is a string
+
+            const translation = await translate(message, { to: lang });
+            return translation.text || message; // Ensure translation.text is a string
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error translating message:', error);
+        return message; // Fallback to the original message if translation fails
+    }
+}
+
+export async function handleEnglishTranslation(message) {
+    try {
+        const translation = await translate(message, { to: 'english' });
+        return translation.text || message; // Ensures translation.text is a string
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error translating message:', error);
+        return message; // Fallback to the original message if translation fails
+    }
+}