diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 4c3a923dce..19c6d88786 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
     unset($process);
 }
 
+/*
+ * translation system
+ */
+require_once("include/pgettext.php");
+
 
 /**
  *
@@ -601,28 +606,6 @@ function replace_macros($s,$r) {
 }}
 
 
-// load string translation table for alternate language
-
-if(! function_exists('load_translation_table')) {
-function load_translation_table($lang) {
-	global $a;
-
-	if(file_exists("view/$lang/strings.php"))
-		include("view/$lang/strings.php");
-}}
-
-// translate string if translation exists
-
-if(! function_exists('t')) {
-function t($s) {
-
-	$a = get_app();
-
-	if(x($a->strings,$s))
-		return $a->strings[$s];
-	return $s;
-}}
-
 // curl wrapper. If binary flag is true, return binary
 // results. 
 
diff --git a/include/pgettext.php b/include/pgettext.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ffee70bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/pgettext.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * translation support
+ */
+
+// load string translation table for alternate language
+
+if(! function_exists('load_translation_table')) {
+function load_translation_table($lang) {
+	global $a;
+
+	if(file_exists("view/$lang/strings.php"))
+		include("view/$lang/strings.php");
+}}
+
+// translate string if translation exists
+
+if(! function_exists('t')) {
+function t($s) {
+
+	$a = get_app();
+
+	if(x($a->strings,$s)) {
+		$t = $a->strings[$s];
+		return is_array($t)?$t[0]:$t;
+	}
+	return $s;
+}}
+
+if(! function_exists('tt')){
+function tt($singular, $plural, $count){
+	
+	$a = get_app();
+
+	if(x($a->strings,$singular)) {
+		$t = $a->strings[$singular];
+		$k = string_plural_select($count);
+		return is_array($t)?$t[$k]:$t;
+	}
+	
+	if ($count!=1){
+		return $plural;
+	} else {
+		return $singular;
+	}
+}}
\ No newline at end of file