diff --git a/syncplay/messages.py b/syncplay/messages.py
index 5eebe31..a674c5a 100644
--- a/syncplay/messages.py
+++ b/syncplay/messages.py
@@ -4,4 +4,13 @@ en = {
 
 messages = {
            "en": en
-           }
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+           }
+
+def getMessage(locale, type_):
+    if(messages.has_key(locale)):
+        if(messages[locale].has_key(type_)):
+            return messages[locale][type_]
+        elif(messages["en"].has_key(type_)):
+            return messages["en"][type_]
+    else:
+        raise KeyError()
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