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@@ -173,6 +173,22 @@ you to use literal text in the select statements:
     readable for translators and, as you can see in the ``other`` case, other
     parts of the sentence might be influenced by the variables.
 
+.. tip::
+
+    It's possible to translate ICU MessageFormat messages directly in code,
+    without having to define them in any file::
+
+        $invitation = '{organizer_gender, select,
+            female {{organizer_name} has invited you for her party!}
+            male   {{organizer_name} has invited you for his party!}
+            other  {{organizer_name} have invited you for their party!}
+        }';
+
+        // prints "Ryan has invited you for his party!"
+        echo $translator->trans($invitation, [
+            'organizer_name' => 'Ryan',
+            'organizer_gender' => 'male',
+        ]);
 
 .. _component-translation-pluralization: