diff --git a/partials/post-card.hbs b/partials/post-card.hbs
index 06345a1..80d1576 100644
--- a/partials/post-card.hbs
+++ b/partials/post-card.hbs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ which templates loop over to generate a list of posts. --}}
         <footer class="post-card-meta">
             <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="{{date format="YYYY-MM-DD"}}">{{date}}</time>
             {{#if reading_time}}
-                <span class="post-card-meta-length">{{reading_time}}</span>
+                <span class="post-card-meta-length">{{reading_time minute=(t "1 min read") minutes=(t "% min read")}}</span>
             {{/if}}
             {{#if @site.comments_enabled}}
                 {{comment_count}}
diff --git a/post.hbs b/post.hbs
index 396b994..6e947c0 100644
--- a/post.hbs
+++ b/post.hbs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ into the {body} tag of the default.hbs template --}}
                 <div class="byline-meta-content">
                     <time class="byline-meta-date" datetime="{{date format="YYYY-MM-DD"}}">{{date}}</time>
                     {{#if reading_time}}
-                        <span class="byline-reading-time"><span class="bull">&bull;</span> {{reading_time}}</span>
+                        <span class="byline-reading-time"><span class="bull">&bull;</span> {{reading_time minute=(t "1 min read") minutes=(t "% min read")}}</span>
                     {{/if}}
                 </div>
             </div>