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diff --git a/i18n/README.Translations b/i18n/README.Translations
index 4076cbdf..1a65654f 100644
--- a/i18n/README.Translations
+++ b/i18n/README.Translations
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-NOTE: Translations are not yet used in Quassel, but will be soon!
-
 In order to create or update a translatable file, run the following command
 in the directory i18n/:
 
@@ -13,7 +11,18 @@ system locale. Examples for valid file names:
 quassel_de.ts
 quassel_en_US.ts
 
-You can open these files with the Qt Linguist and add/edit translated strings.
+You can open these XML files with the Qt Linguist and add/edit translated strings.
 
 The *.ts files can and should be kept in sync with the source code by running
 lupdate regularly (existing translations won't be removed).
+
+Qt itself does not use the *.ts files, but a compact binary format (*.qm). 
+These files will automatically be generated at build time. By default, all
+languages will be built. To select languages, add -DLINGUAS="<languages>"
+to your cmake call, where <languages> is a space-separated list of language
+codes as explained above.
+
+NOTE: You'll need lrelease installed with your Qt in order to generate
+      translation files. Some distributions don't package that tool;
+      in that case you won't get translations.
+