diff --git a/src/app/app.config.ts b/src/app/app.config.ts
index d953f4c..2b3aaaa 100644
--- a/src/app/app.config.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.config.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-import { ApplicationConfig, provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners, provideZoneChangeDetection } from '@angular/core';
+import { ApplicationConfig, InjectionToken, provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners, provideZoneChangeDetection } from '@angular/core';
 import { provideRouter } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { routes } from './app.routes';
+import { strings } from './strings';
+
+const STRINGS_TOKEN = 'strings';
+export const STRINGS_INJECTOR = new InjectionToken<typeof strings>(STRINGS_TOKEN);
 
 export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
   providers: [
     provideBrowserGlobalErrorListeners(),
     provideZoneChangeDetection({ eventCoalescing: true }),
-    provideRouter(routes)
+    provideRouter(routes),
+    {provide: STRINGS_INJECTOR, useValue: strings}
   ]
 };
diff --git a/src/app/strings.ts b/src/app/strings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b0d0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/strings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const strings = Object.freeze({
+  add: 'add',
+  addContact: 'add a contact',
+  allFieldRequired: 'all fields are required',
+  company: 'company',
+  contactList: 'contact list',
+  name: 'name',
+  phone: 'phone',
+  errorMessageRequired: 'This field is required.',
+  errorMessageMaxLength: (maxLen: number) => `Must be ${maxLen} characters or fewer.`,
+  errorMessageMinLength: (minLen: number) => `Must be at least ${minLen} characters long.`,
+  errorMessagePhonePattern: `Valid format: + (optional) plus 12 to 15 digits`,
+});