diff --git a/ollama-translate/main.go b/ollama-translate/main.go
index fe1bb81..5f59eb1 100644
--- a/ollama-translate/main.go
+++ b/ollama-translate/main.go
@@ -3,14 +3,31 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 )
 
 var (
 	inputFile = flag.String("i", "", "input file")
+	model     = flag.String("m", "llama3", "model file")
 )
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
+	if *inputFile == "" {
+		fmt.Println("No input file specified")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	ollamaHost := os.Getenv("OLLAMA_HOST")
+	if ollamaHost == "" {
+		fmt.Println("OLLAMA_HOST environment variable not set")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	ollama := NewOllama(ollamaHost)
+	res, err := ollama.Generate(*model, "Could you translate the following text into English? 'Mijn fietsband is lek. Wat moet ik nu doen'")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
-	fmt.Println("Hello World")
+	fmt.Println(res)
 }
diff --git a/ollama-translate/ollama.go b/ollama-translate/ollama.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fd31ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ollama-translate/ollama.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type Ollama struct {
+	baseURL string
+	c       *http.Client
+}
+
+func NewOllama(baseURL string) *Ollama {
+	return &Ollama{
+		baseURL: baseURL,
+		c:       &http.Client{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (o *Ollama) Generate(model, prompt string) (string, error) {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/generate", o.baseURL)
+	reqBody := struct {
+		Model  string
+		Prompt string
+		Format string
+		Stream bool
+	}{
+		Model:  model,
+		Prompt: prompt,
+		Format: "json",
+		Stream: false,
+	}
+	reqBodyJSON, err := json.Marshal(reqBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewReader(reqBodyJSON))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	res, err := o.c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	resBody := struct {
+		Response string
+	}{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &resBody); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return resBody.Response, nil
+}