diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 75138c1..5d8618e 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime) -- This will run every tick, so aro
         if lookat then 
             if player_to_cnode[player] ~= lookat.name then -- Only do anything if they are looking at a different type of block than before
                 player_to_animtime[player] = nil -- Reset the animation
-                local nodename, mod = describe_node(lookat) -- Get the details of the block in a nice looking way
+				local locale = core.get_player_information(player:get_player_name())["lang_code"]
+				if locale == nil then
+					locale = 'en'
+				end
+                local nodename, mod = describe_node(lookat, locale) -- Get the details of the block in a nice looking way
                 player:hud_change(player_to_id_text[player], "text", nodename) -- If they are looking at something, display that
                 player:hud_change(player_to_id_mtext[player], "text", mod)
                 local node_object = minetest.registered_nodes[lookat.name] -- Get information about the block
@@ -109,13 +113,13 @@ function get_looking_node(player) -- Return the node the given player is looking
     return lookat
 end
 
-function describe_node(node) -- Return a string that describes the node and mod
+function describe_node(node, locale) -- Return a string that describes the node and mod
     local mod, nodename = minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].mod_origin, minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].description -- Get basic (not pretty) info
     if nodename == "" then -- If it doesn't have a proper name, just use the technical one
         nodename = node.name
     end
     mod = remove_unneeded(capitalize(mod)) -- Make it look good
-    nodename = remove_unneeded(capitalize(nodename))
+    nodename = remove_unneeded(capitalize(core.get_translated_string(locale, nodename)))
     return nodename, mod
 end
 
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ function remove_unneeded(str) -- Remove characters like '-' and '_' to make the
 end
 
 function capitalize(str) -- Capitalize every word in a string, looks good for node names
-    return string.gsub(" "..str, "%W%l", string.upper):sub(2)
+    return string.gsub(" "..str, " %W%l", string.upper):sub(2)
 end
 
 function handle_tiles(node) -- Return an image of the tile