diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MenuBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/MenuBar.vue
index fe2b3563..e6d6df5d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MenuBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MenuBar.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
     import { ref } from "vue";
     import { useRoute } from "vue-router";
     import dwengoLogo from "../../../assets/img/dwengo-groen-zwart.svg";
+    import {useI18n} from "vue-i18n";
 
     const route = useRoute();
+    const { t, locale } = useI18n()
 
     // Instantiate variables to use in html to render right
     // Links and content dependent on the role (student or teacher)
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@
 
     // Logic to change the language of the website to the selected language
     const changeLanguage = (langCode: string) => {
+        locale.value = langCode;
+        localStorage.setItem('user-lang', langCode);
         console.log(langCode);
     };
 </script>
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
                                 :src="dwengoLogo"
                             />
                             <p class="caption">
-                                {{ role }}
+                                {{ t(`${role}`) }}
                             </p>
                         </router-link>
                     </li>
@@ -55,21 +59,21 @@
                             :to="`/${role}/${userId}/assignment`"
                             class="menu_item"
                         >
-                            assignments
+                            {{ t('assignments') }}
                         </router-link>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                         <router-link
                             :to="`/${role}/${userId}/class`"
                             class="menu_item"
-                            >classes</router-link
+                            >{{ t('classes') }}</router-link
                         >
                     </li>
                     <li>
                         <router-link
                             :to="`/${role}/${userId}/discussion`"
                             class="menu_item"
-                            >discussions</router-link
+                            >{{ t('discussions') }} </router-link
                         >
                     </li>
                     <li>
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@
                 <li>
                     <router-link :to="`/login`">
                         <v-tooltip
-                            text="log out"
+                            :text="t('logout')"
                             location="bottom"
                         >
                             <template v-slot:activator="{ props }">
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/i18n.ts b/frontend/src/i18n/i18n.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cd6bf10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/i18n.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+
+// Import translations
+import en from "@/i18n/locale/en.json";
+import nl from "@/i18n/locale/nl.json";
+import fr from "@/i18n/locale/fr.json";
+import de from "@/i18n/locale/de.json";
+
+const savedLocale = localStorage.getItem('user-lang') || 'en';
+
+const i18n = createI18n({
+    locale: savedLocale,
+    fallbackLocale: 'en',
+    messages: {
+        en: en,
+        nl: nl,
+        fr: fr,
+        de: de,
+    },
+});
+
+export default i18n;
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locale/de.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/de.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1a699e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "welcome": "Willkommen"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locale/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c75bfc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "welcome": "Welcome",
+    "student": "student",
+    "teacher": "teacher",
+    "assignments": "assignments",
+    "classes": "classes",
+    "discussions": "discussions",
+    "logout": "log out"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locale/fr.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/fr.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86fe964d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/fr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "welcome": "Bienvenue"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locale/nl.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/nl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97ec9b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locale/nl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "welcome": "Welkom",
+    "student": "leerling",
+    "teacher": "leerkracht",
+    "assignments": "opdrachten",
+    "classes": "klassen",
+    "discussions": "discussies",
+    "logout": "log uit"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.ts b/frontend/src/main.ts
index 7f6db814..e82313b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/main.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-import { createApp } from "vue";
+import {createApp} from "vue";
 
 // Vuetify
 import "vuetify/styles";
-import { createVuetify } from "vuetify";
+import {createVuetify} from "vuetify";
 import * as components from "vuetify/components";
 import * as directives from "vuetify/directives";
+import i18n from "./i18n/i18n.ts";
 
 // Components
 import App from "./App.vue";
 import router from "./router";
 
+
 const app = createApp(App);
 
 app.use(router);
@@ -24,5 +26,5 @@ const vuetify = createVuetify({
     directives,
 });
 app.use(vuetify);
-
+app.use(i18n);
 app.mount("#app");
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index b63e52cc..b41449cf 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@
 
         /* Completeness */
         // "skipDefaultLibCheck": true,                      /* Skip type checking .d.ts files that are included with TypeScript. */
-        "skipLibCheck": true
+        "skipLibCheck": true,
         /* Skip type checking all .d.ts files. */
+        "resolveJsonModule": true
     }
 }