diff --git a/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx b/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx
index 6cd083e..bcbe428 100644
--- a/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/ContentMeta.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { formatDate, getDate } from "./Date"
 import { QuartzComponentConstructor, QuartzComponentProps } from "./types"
 import readingTime from "reading-time"
 import { classNames } from "../util/lang"
+import { i18n } from "../i18n"
 
 interface ContentMetaOptions {
   /**
@@ -30,8 +31,11 @@ export default ((opts?: Partial<ContentMetaOptions>) => {
 
       // Display reading time if enabled
       if (options.showReadingTime) {
-        const { text: timeTaken, words: _words } = readingTime(text)
-        segments.push(timeTaken)
+        const { minutes, words: _words } = readingTime(text)
+        const displayedTime = i18n(cfg.locale).components.contentMeta.readingTime({
+          minutes: Math.ceil(minutes),
+        })
+        segments.push(displayedTime)
       }
 
       return <p class={classNames(displayClass, "content-meta")}>{segments.join(", ")}</p>
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/ar-SA.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/ar-SA.ts
index d8efeff..f704810 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/ar-SA.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/ar-SA.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "فهرس المحتويات",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) =>
+        minutes == 1
+          ? `دقيقة أو أقل للقراءة`
+          : minutes == 2
+            ? `دقيقتان للقراءة`
+            : `${minutes} دقائق للقراءة`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/de-DE.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/de-DE.ts
index f2125bf..e382194 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/de-DE.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/de-DE.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Inhaltsverzeichnis",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/definition.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/definition.ts
index baf2a58..1d5d3dd 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/definition.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/definition.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ export interface Translation {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: string
     }
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: (variables: { minutes: number }) => string
+    }
   }
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/en-US.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/en-US.ts
index 3ba28a0..4a308d7 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/en-US.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/en-US.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Table of Contents",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/es-ES.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/es-ES.ts
index 92a74a0..f59d201 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/es-ES.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/es-ES.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Tabla de Contenidos",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/fr-FR.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/fr-FR.ts
index fee1ad9..8b72292 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/fr-FR.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/fr-FR.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Table des Matières",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/ja-JP.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/ja-JP.ts
index f684c36..d429db4 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/ja-JP.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/ja-JP.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "目次",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/nl-NL.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/nl-NL.ts
index b403623..3ff3e8c 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/nl-NL.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/nl-NL.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Inhoudsopgave",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/ro-RO.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/ro-RO.ts
index 39f1344..a1c216d 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/ro-RO.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/ro-RO.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Cuprins",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {
diff --git a/quartz/i18n/locales/uk-UA.ts b/quartz/i18n/locales/uk-UA.ts
index d60b1f8..c997a69 100644
--- a/quartz/i18n/locales/uk-UA.ts
+++ b/quartz/i18n/locales/uk-UA.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default {
     tableOfContents: {
       title: "Зміст",
     },
+    contentMeta: {
+      readingTime: ({ minutes }) => `${minutes} min read`,
+    },
   },
   pages: {
     rss: {