diff --git a/scripts/build-manpages.sh b/scripts/build-manpages.sh
index 27bb97b04..ec5d143f1 100755
--- a/scripts/build-manpages.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-manpages.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,61 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Build styled HTML manpages from man files
-# Usage: build-manpages.sh <manpages-dir> <tldr-dir> <output-dir> <templates-dir>
+# Usage: build-manpages.sh <manpages-dir> <tldr-dir> <output-dir> <templates-dir> [lang] [fallback-tldr-dir]
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-MANPAGES_DIR="${1:?Usage: $0 <manpages-dir> <tldr-dir> <output-dir> <templates-dir>}"
+MANPAGES_DIR="${1:?Usage: $0 <manpages-dir> <tldr-dir> <output-dir> <templates-dir> [lang] [fallback-tldr-dir]}"
 TLDR_DIR="${2:?}"
 OUTPUT_DIR="${3:?}"
 TEMPLATES_DIR="${4:?}"
+LANG_CODE="${5:-en}"
+FALLBACK_TLDR_DIR="${6:-}"
 
 mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
 
 MANPAGE_TEMPLATE="$TEMPLATES_DIR/manpage.html"
 INDEX_TEMPLATE="$TEMPLATES_DIR/manpage-index.html"
 
+# Language display names
+declare -A LANG_NAMES=(
+  [en]="English" [fr]="Français" [de]="Deutsch" [es]="Español"
+  [it]="Italiano" [pt]="Português" [pt-BR]="Português (Brasil)"
+  [ja]="日本語" [ko]="한국어" [ru]="Русский" [zh]="中文"
+  [uk]="Українська" [sv]="Svenska" [pl]="Polski" [tr]="Türkçe"
+  [ar]="العربية" [cs]="Čeština" [da]="Dansk" [id]="Bahasa Indonesia"
+)
+
+LANG_NAME="${LANG_NAMES[$LANG_CODE]:-$LANG_CODE}"
+
+# Determine manpages base path
+if [ "$LANG_CODE" = "en" ]; then
+  MANPAGES_PATH="manpages"
+else
+  MANPAGES_PATH="manpages-${LANG_CODE}"
+fi
+
+# Helper: parse a tldr markdown file into HTML
+parse_tldr() {
+  local file="$1"
+  local html=""
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    case "$line" in
+      "# "* | "> "* | "---" | "") ;;
+      "- "*)
+        desc="${line#- }"
+        html="$html<div class=\"tldr-example\"><p class=\"tldr-desc\">$desc</p>"
+        ;;
+      '`'*'`')
+        cmd="${line#\`}"
+        cmd="${cmd%\`}"
+        cmd=$(echo "$cmd" | sed 's/&/\&amp;/g; s/</\&lt;/g; s/>/\&gt;/g')
+        html="$html<pre><code>$cmd</code></pre></div>"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done < "$file"
+  echo "$html"
+}
+
 manpage_names=""
 
 for man in "$MANPAGES_DIR"/usr/local/share/man/man*/*.1; do
@@ -26,42 +68,43 @@ for man in "$MANPAGES_DIR"/usr/local/share/man/man*/*.1; do
   # Build tldr examples section
   tldr_html=""
   tldr_file="$TLDR_DIR/${name}.md"
+  fallback_file="${FALLBACK_TLDR_DIR:+$FALLBACK_TLDR_DIR/${name}.md}"
+
   if [ -f "$tldr_file" ]; then
+    # Translated tldr available
     tldr_html="<div class=\"tldr-section\"><h2>Examples (from tldr)</h2>"
-    while IFS= read -r line; do
-      case "$line" in
-        "# "* | "> "* | "---" | "") ;;
-        "- "*)
-          desc="${line#- }"
-          tldr_html="$tldr_html<div class=\"tldr-example\"><p class=\"tldr-desc\">$desc</p>"
-          ;;
-        '`'*'`')
-          cmd="${line#\`}"
-          cmd="${cmd%\`}"
-          cmd=$(echo "$cmd" | sed 's/&/\&amp;/g; s/</\&lt;/g; s/>/\&gt;/g')
-          tldr_html="$tldr_html<pre><code>$cmd</code></pre></div>"
-          ;;
-      esac
-    done < "$tldr_file"
+    tldr_html="$tldr_html$(parse_tldr "$tldr_file")"
+    tldr_html="$tldr_html</div>"
+  elif [ -n "$FALLBACK_TLDR_DIR" ] && [ -f "$fallback_file" ] && [ "$LANG_CODE" != "en" ]; then
+    # Fall back to English
+    tldr_html="<div class=\"tldr-section\"><h2>Examples (from tldr)</h2>"
+    tldr_html="$tldr_html<p class=\"tldr-untranslated\">These examples are not yet translated. <a href=\"https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#translations\">Help translate them</a>.</p>"
+    tldr_html="$tldr_html$(parse_tldr "$fallback_file")"
     tldr_html="$tldr_html</div>"
   fi
 
   # Apply template: split at placeholders, concatenate with content
-  # Get line numbers of placeholders
   content_line=$(grep -n '{{CONTENT}}' "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" | cut -d: -f1)
   tldr_line=$(grep -n '{{TLDR}}' "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" | cut -d: -f1)
 
   {
-    # Before {{CONTENT}}
-    head -n $((content_line - 1)) "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" | sed "s|{{NAME}}|${name}|g"
-    # The manpage content
+    head -n $((content_line - 1)) "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" \
+      | sed "s|{{NAME}}|${name}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{LANG_CODE}}|${LANG_CODE}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{LANG_NAME}}|${LANG_NAME}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{MANPAGES_PATH}}|${MANPAGES_PATH}|g"
     echo "$man_content"
-    # Between {{CONTENT}} and {{TLDR}}
-    sed -n "$((content_line + 1)),$((tldr_line - 1))p" "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" | sed "s|{{NAME}}|${name}|g"
-    # The tldr content
+    sed -n "$((content_line + 1)),$((tldr_line - 1))p" "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" \
+      | sed "s|{{NAME}}|${name}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{LANG_CODE}}|${LANG_CODE}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{LANG_NAME}}|${LANG_NAME}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{MANPAGES_PATH}}|${MANPAGES_PATH}|g"
     echo "$tldr_html"
-    # After {{TLDR}}
-    tail -n +$((tldr_line + 1)) "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" | sed "s|{{NAME}}|${name}|g"
+    tail -n +$((tldr_line + 1)) "$MANPAGE_TEMPLATE" \
+      | sed "s|{{NAME}}|${name}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{LANG_CODE}}|${LANG_CODE}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{LANG_NAME}}|${LANG_NAME}|g" \
+      | sed "s|{{MANPAGES_PATH}}|${MANPAGES_PATH}|g"
   } > "$OUTPUT_DIR/${name}.html"
 
   manpage_names="$manpage_names $name"
@@ -70,11 +113,17 @@ done
 # Build index page
 content_line=$(grep -n '{{LINKS}}' "$INDEX_TEMPLATE" | cut -d: -f1)
 {
-  head -n $((content_line - 1)) "$INDEX_TEMPLATE"
+  head -n $((content_line - 1)) "$INDEX_TEMPLATE" \
+    | sed "s|{{LANG_CODE}}|${LANG_CODE}|g" \
+    | sed "s|{{LANG_NAME}}|${LANG_NAME}|g" \
+    | sed "s|{{MANPAGES_PATH}}|${MANPAGES_PATH}|g"
   for name in $(echo $manpage_names | tr ' ' '\n' | sort); do
     echo "    <a href=\"${name}.html\" class=\"manpage-link\">${name}</a>"
   done
-  tail -n +$((content_line + 1)) "$INDEX_TEMPLATE"
+  tail -n +$((content_line + 1)) "$INDEX_TEMPLATE" \
+    | sed "s|{{LANG_CODE}}|${LANG_CODE}|g" \
+    | sed "s|{{LANG_NAME}}|${LANG_NAME}|g" \
+    | sed "s|{{MANPAGES_PATH}}|${MANPAGES_PATH}|g"
 } > "$OUTPUT_DIR/index.html"
 
-echo "Built $(echo $manpage_names | wc -w) manpages in $OUTPUT_DIR"
+echo "Built $(echo $manpage_names | wc -w) manpages ($LANG_NAME) in $OUTPUT_DIR"