diff --git a/project-structure.md b/project-structure.md
index eda6d2d5..e39e0d98 100644
--- a/project-structure.md
+++ b/project-structure.md
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@
     ├─ internal.py
     ├─ time.py *
     ├─ parse.py *
+    ├─ utils.py *
     ├─ lang/ (localized functions and basic language data)
     │  ├─ common_data_<>.py (data structures related to language '<>')
     │  ├─ format_<>.py (localized formatters)
     │  ├─ parse_<>.py (localized parsers)
+    │  ├─ utils_<>.py (localized utilities)
     ├─ res/ (fully localized data, 'en-us' vs 'en-au' and etc.)
     │  ├─ text/
     │  │  ├─ <lang-code>/
     │  │  │  ├─ date_time.json
-    │  │  │  ├─ common words
+    │  │  │  ├─ durations.json
+    │  │  │  ├─ connectors.json
 
 ----
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 753340a9..40510428 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Lingua Franca (_noun_)<br>
     - [Extract numbers](#extract-numbers)
     - [Extract durations](#extract-durations)
     - [Extract dates](#extract-dates)
+  - [Utils](#utils)
+    - [Get plural category](#get-plural-category)
+    - [Get plural form](#get-plural-form)
   - [Contributing to this project](#contributing-to-this-project)
     - [0. Sign a Contributor Licensing Agreement](#0-sign-a-contributor-licensing-agreement)
     - [1. Setup a local copy of the project](#1-setup-a-local-copy-of-the-project)
@@ -211,6 +214,33 @@ testExtract("on the evening of june 5th 2017 remind me to call my mother",
 
 ```
 
+## Utils
+
+Common utils that can be used for formatting and parsing
+
+### Get plural category
+
+get one of [Unicode CLDR plural categories](http://cldr.unicode.org/index/cldr-spec/plural-rules) according
+to the [pluralization rules](https://unicode-org.github.io/cldr-staging/charts/37/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html) of the language
+
+```python
+from lingua_franca.utils import get_plural_category
+
+assert get_plural_category(1) == "one"
+assert get_plural_category(2) == "other"
+
+assert get_plural_category(1, type="ordinal") == "one"
+assert get_plural_category(2, type="ordinal") == "two"
+assert get_plural_category(3, type="ordinal") == "few"
+assert get_plural_category(4, type="ordinal") == "other"
+```
+
+### Get plural form
+
+pluralize the word
+
+*Note:* Not implemented yet in any language.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 ### Loading a language
@@ -329,6 +359,7 @@ Each language should have two test files:
 
 - `test_format_lang.py`
 - `test_parse_lang.py`
+- `test_utils_lang.py`
 
 ### 4. Run tests to confirm they fail
 
@@ -348,6 +379,8 @@ Now we can add our new code. There are three main files for each language:
   All formatting functions for this language.
 - `parse_lang.py`  
   All parsing functions for this language.
+- `utils_lang.py`
+  All util functions for this language.
 
 Since we have already written our unit tests, we can run these regularly to see our progress.