diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx
index 0dc204534c..2ed462a134 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/PostMenu/PostMenuItems.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   AtUri,
   type RichText as RichTextAPI,
 } from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {msg, plural} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
@@ -384,9 +384,8 @@ let PostMenuItems = ({
       if (e instanceof MaxHiddenRepliesError) {
         Toast.show(
           _(
-            msg({
-              message: `You can hide a maximum of ${MAX_HIDDEN_REPLIES} replies.`,
-              context: 'toast',
+            plural(MAX_HIDDEN_REPLIES, {
+              other: 'You can hide a maximum of # replies.',
             }),
           ),
         )
diff --git a/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx b/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx
index be679613d5..e1d20ca73f 100644
--- a/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, {useRef} from 'react'
 import {type TextInput, View} from 'react-native'
-import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {msg, Plural, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import * as EmailValidator from 'email-validator'
 import type tldts from 'tldts'
@@ -312,15 +312,15 @@ export function StepInfo({
                     <Admonition.Content>
                       <Admonition.Text>
                         {!isOverAppMinAccessAge ? (
-                          <Trans>
-                            You must be {MIN_ACCESS_AGE} years of age or older
-                            to create an account.
-                          </Trans>
+                          <Plural
+                            value={MIN_ACCESS_AGE}
+                            other="You must be # years of age or older to create an account."
+                          />
                         ) : (
-                          <Trans>
-                            You must be {aaRegionConfig.minAccessAge} years of
-                            age or older to create an account in your region.
-                          </Trans>
+                          <Plural
+                            value={aaRegionConfig.minAccessAge}
+                            other="You must be # years of age or older to create an account in your region."
+                          />
                         )}
                       </Admonition.Text>
                       {IS_NATIVE &&
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx
index 0f2a97d95d..f0f01bdce2 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {useCallback, useState} from 'react'
 import {Keyboard, type StyleProp, View, type ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
-import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {msg, Plural, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {MAX_ALT_TEXT} from '#/lib/constants'
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ function SubtitleDialogInner({
               a.leading_snug,
               a.mt_md,
             ]}>
-            <Trans>Alt text must be less than {MAX_ALT_TEXT} characters.</Trans>
+            <Plural
+              value={MAX_ALT_TEXT}
+              other="Alt text must be less than # characters."
+            />
           </Text>
         )}