diff --git a/src/Extension/DateExtension.php b/src/Extension/DateExtension.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Dot\Twig\Extension;
+
+use Twig\Environment;
+use Twig\Extension\AbstractExtension;
+use Twig\TwigFilter;
+
+/**
+ * Class DateExtension
+ * @package Dot\Twig\Extension
+ */
+class DateExtension extends AbstractExtension
+{
+    /**
+     * @var array|string[]
+     */
+    public static array $units = [
+        'y' => 'year',
+        'm' => 'month',
+        'd' => 'day',
+        'h' => 'hour',
+        'i' => 'minute',
+        's' => 'second',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * @return array|TwigFilter[]
+     */
+    public function getFilters()
+    {
+        return [
+            new TwigFilter('time_diff', [$this, 'diff'], ['needs_environment' => true]),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Filters for converting dates to a time ago string like Facebook and Twitter has.
+     *
+     * @param Environment $env
+     * @param string|\DateTime $date a string or DateTime object to convert
+     * @param string|\DateTime $now A string or DateTime object to compare with.
+     * If none given, the current time will be used.
+     *
+     * @return string the converted time
+     */
+    public function diff(Environment $env, $date, $now = null)
+    {
+        // Convert both dates to DateTime instances.
+        $date = twig_date_converter($env, $date);
+        $now = twig_date_converter($env, $now);
+
+        // Get the difference between the two DateTime objects.
+        $diff = $date->diff($now);
+
+        // Check for each interval if it appears in the $diff object.
+        foreach (self::$units as $attribute => $unit) {
+            $count = $diff->$attribute;
+
+            if (0 !== $count) {
+                return $this->getPluralizedInterval($count, $diff->invert, $unit);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $count
+     * @param $invert
+     * @param $unit
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function getPluralizedInterval($count, $invert, $unit)
+    {
+
+        if (1 !== $count) {
+            $unit .= 's';
+        }
+
+        return $invert ? "in $count $unit" : "$count $unit ago";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Extension/Translation/TransNode.php b/src/Extension/Translation/TransNode.php
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+++ b/src/Extension/Translation/TransNode.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Dot\Twig\Extension\Translation;
+
+use Twig\Compiler;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\AbstractExpression;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\ConstantExpression;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\FilterExpression;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\NameExpression;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\TempNameExpression;
+use Twig\Node\Node;
+use Twig\Node\PrintNode;
+
+/**
+ * Class TransNode
+ * @package Dot\Twig\Extension\Translation
+ */
+class TransNode extends Node
+{
+    /**
+     * TransNode constructor.
+     * @param Node $body
+     * @param Node|null $plural
+     * @param AbstractExpression|null $count
+     * @param Node|null $notes
+     * @param int $lineno
+     * @param null $tag
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        Node $body,
+        Node $plural = null,
+        AbstractExpression $count = null,
+        Node $notes = null,
+        $lineno = 0,
+        $tag = null
+    ) {
+        $nodes = ['body' => $body];
+        if (null !== $count) {
+            $nodes['count'] = $count;
+        }
+        if (null !== $plural) {
+            $nodes['plural'] = $plural;
+        }
+        if (null !== $notes) {
+            $nodes['notes'] = $notes;
+        }
+
+        parent::__construct($nodes, [], $lineno, $tag);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function compile(Compiler $compiler)
+    {
+        $compiler->addDebugInfo($this);
+        $msg1 = '';
+
+        [$msg, $vars] = $this->compileString($this->getNode('body'));
+
+        if ($this->hasNode('plural')) {
+            [$msg1, $vars1] = $this->compileString($this->getNode('plural'));
+
+            $vars = array_merge($vars, $vars1);
+        }
+
+        $function = $this->getTransFunction($this->hasNode('plural'));
+
+        if ($this->hasNode('notes')) {
+            $message = trim($this->getNode('notes')->getAttribute('data'));
+
+            // line breaks are not allowed cause we want a single line comment
+            $message = str_replace(["\n", "\r"], ' ', $message);
+            $compiler->write("// notes: {$message}\n");
+        }
+
+        if ($vars) {
+            $compiler
+                ->write('echo strtr(' . $function . '(')
+                ->subcompile($msg)
+            ;
+
+            if ($this->hasNode('plural')) {
+                $compiler
+                    ->raw(', ')
+                    ->subcompile($msg1)
+                    ->raw(', abs(')
+                    ->subcompile($this->hasNode('count') ? $this->getNode('count') : null)
+                    ->raw(')')
+                ;
+            }
+
+            $compiler->raw('), array(');
+
+            foreach ($vars as $var) {
+                if ('count' === $var->getAttribute('name')) {
+                    $compiler
+                        ->string('%count%')
+                        ->raw(' => abs(')
+                        ->subcompile($this->hasNode('count') ? $this->getNode('count') : null)
+                        ->raw('), ')
+                    ;
+                } else {
+                    $compiler
+                        ->string('%' . $var->getAttribute('name') . '%')
+                        ->raw(' => ')
+                        ->subcompile($var)
+                        ->raw(', ')
+                    ;
+                }
+            }
+
+            $compiler->raw("));\n");
+        } else {
+            $compiler
+                ->write('echo ' . $function . '(')
+                ->subcompile($msg)
+            ;
+
+            if ($this->hasNode('plural')) {
+                $compiler
+                    ->raw(', ')
+                    ->subcompile($msg1)
+                    ->raw(', abs(')
+                    ->subcompile($this->hasNode('count') ? $this->getNode('count') : null)
+                    ->raw(')')
+                ;
+            }
+
+            $compiler->raw(");\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Node $body A Twig_Node instance
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function compileString(Node $body)
+    {
+        if (
+            $body instanceof NameExpression ||
+            $body instanceof ConstantExpression ||
+            $body instanceof TempNameExpression
+        ) {
+            return [$body, []];
+        }
+
+        $vars = [];
+        if (count($body)) {
+            $msg = '';
+
+            /** @var Node $node */
+            foreach ($body as $node) {
+                if (get_class($node) === 'Node' && $node->getNode(0) instanceof TempNameExpression) {
+                    $node = $node->getNode(1);
+                }
+
+                if ($node instanceof PrintNode) {
+                    $n = $node->getNode('expr');
+                    while ($n instanceof FilterExpression) {
+                        $n = $n->getNode('node');
+                    }
+                    $msg .= sprintf('%%%s%%', $n->getAttribute('name'));
+                    $vars[] = new NameExpression($n->getAttribute('name'), $n->getTemplateLine());
+                } else {
+                    $msg .= $node->getAttribute('data');
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            $msg = $body->getAttribute('data');
+        }
+
+        return [new Node([new ConstantExpression(trim($msg), $body->getTemplateLine())]), $vars];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param bool $plural Return plural or singular function to use
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getTransFunction($plural)
+    {
+        return $plural ? 'ngettext' : 'gettext';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Extension/Translation/TransTokenParser.php b/src/Extension/Translation/TransTokenParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a42db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extension/Translation/TransTokenParser.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Dot\Twig\Extension\Translation;
+
+use Twig\Error\SyntaxError;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\NameExpression;
+use Twig\Node\Node;
+use Twig\Node\PrintNode;
+use Twig\Node\TextNode;
+use Twig\Token;
+use Twig\TokenParser\AbstractTokenParser;
+
+/**
+ * Class TransTokenParser
+ * @package Dot\Twig\Extension\Translation
+ */
+class TransTokenParser extends AbstractTokenParser
+{
+    /**
+     * @param Token $token
+     * @return TransNode|Node
+     * @throws SyntaxError
+     */
+    public function parse(Token $token)
+    {
+        $lineno = $token->getLine();
+        $stream = $this->parser->getStream();
+        $count = null;
+        $plural = null;
+        $notes = null;
+
+        if (!$stream->test(Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE)) {
+            $body = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
+        } else {
+            $stream->expect(Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
+            $body = $this->parser->subparse([$this, 'decideForFork']);
+            $next = $stream->next()->getValue();
+
+            if ('plural' === $next) {
+                $count = $this->parser->getExpressionParser()->parseExpression();
+                $stream->expect(Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
+                $plural = $this->parser->subparse([$this, 'decideForFork']);
+
+                if ('notes' === $stream->next()->getValue()) {
+                    $stream->expect(Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
+                    $notes = $this->parser->subparse([$this, 'decideForEnd'], true);
+                }
+            } elseif ('notes' === $next) {
+                $stream->expect(Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
+                $notes = $this->parser->subparse([$this, 'decideForEnd'], true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $stream->expect(Token::BLOCK_END_TYPE);
+
+        $this->checkTransString($body, $lineno);
+
+        return new TransNode($body, $plural, $count, $notes, $lineno, $this->getTag());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Token $token
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function decideForFork(Token $token)
+    {
+        return $token->test(['plural', 'notes', 'endtrans']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Token $token
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function decideForEnd(Token $token)
+    {
+        return $token->test('endtrans');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getTag()
+    {
+        return 'trans';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Node $body
+     * @param $lineno
+     * @throws SyntaxError
+     */
+    private function checkTransString(Node $body, $lineno)
+    {
+        foreach ($body as $i => $node) {
+            if (
+                $node instanceof TextNode
+                ||
+                ($node instanceof PrintNode && $node->getNode('expr') instanceof NameExpression)
+            ) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            throw new SyntaxError(
+                sprintf('The text to be translated with "trans" can only contain references to simple variables'),
+                $lineno
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Extension/TranslationExtension.php b/src/Extension/TranslationExtension.php
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+++ b/src/Extension/TranslationExtension.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Dot\Twig\Extension;
+
+use Twig\Extension\AbstractExtension;
+use Twig\TwigFilter;
+use Dot\Twig\Extension\Translation\TransTokenParser;
+
+/**
+ * Class TranslationExtension
+ * @package Dot\Twig\Extension
+ */
+class TranslationExtension extends AbstractExtension
+{
+    /**
+     * @return array|TransTokenParser[]|\Twig\TokenParser\TokenParserInterface[]
+     */
+    public function getTokenParsers()
+    {
+        return [new TransTokenParser()];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array|TwigFilter[]
+     */
+    public function getFilters()
+    {
+        return [
+            new TwigFilter('trans', 'gettext'),
+        ];
+    }
+}