diff --git a/src/modules/ui/app.rs b/src/modules/ui/app.rs
index 0a5ff82..88b299d 100644
--- a/src/modules/ui/app.rs
+++ b/src/modules/ui/app.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 };
 use std::io;
 
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
 pub enum UiState {
     LIST,
     FILTERWORD,
@@ -79,13 +80,27 @@ impl App {
             .flex(Flex::Center)
             .split(main_layout[2]);
 
+        let word_filter: String = {
+            if let Some(l) = &self.word_filter {
+                l.to_string()
+            } else {
+                "".to_string()
+            }
+        };
         frame.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new("test word").block(Block::new().title("Word").borders(Borders::ALL)),
+            Paragraph::new(word_filter).block(Block::new().title("Word").borders(Borders::ALL)),
             filters_layout[0],
         );
 
+        let lang_filter: String = {
+            if let Some(l) = &self.lang_filter {
+                l.to_string()
+            } else {
+                "".to_string()
+            }
+        };
         frame.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new("en").block(Block::new().title("Lang").borders(Borders::ALL)),
+            Paragraph::new(lang_filter).block(Block::new().title("Lang").borders(Borders::ALL)),
             filters_layout[1],
         );
 
@@ -99,7 +114,7 @@ impl App {
             words_layout[1],
         );
 
-        let help_text = Text::raw("(m)ove | (f)ilter | (d)elete | (e)dit | (a)dd | (q)uit ")
+        let help_text = Text::raw("(f)ilter | lan(g) | (d)elete | (e)dit | (a)dd | (q)uit ")
             .style(Style::new().fg(Color::DarkGray));
         let help_area = help_layout[0].centered(
             Constraint::Length(help_text.width() as u16),
@@ -113,10 +128,42 @@ impl App {
         if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
             match key.code {
                 event::KeyCode::Char(c) => {
-                    if c == 'q' {
-                        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error()); // FIXME: this is not right
+                    match self.state {
+                        UiState::FILTERWORD => {
+                            if let Some(mut prev_word) = self.word_filter.clone() {
+                                prev_word.push(c);
+                                self.word_filter = Some(prev_word);
+                            } else {
+                                self.word_filter = Some(c.to_string());
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            if c == 'q' || c == 'x' {
+                                return Err(io::Error::last_os_error()); // FIXME: this is not right
+                            }
+                            if c == 'f' || c == '/' {
+                                self.state = UiState::FILTERWORD;
+                            }
+                            if c == 'g' {
+                                self.state = UiState::FILTERLANG;
+                            }
+                            if c == 'd' {
+                                self.state = UiState::DELETE;
+                            }
+                            if c == 'e' {
+                                self.state = UiState::EDIT;
+                            }
+                            if c == 'a' {
+                                self.state = UiState::ADD;
+                            }
+                            // TODO: remove, just for testing
+                            self.lang_filter = Some(format!("{0} >> {1}", c, key.code));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+                event::KeyCode::Esc => {
+                    self.state = UiState::LIST;
+                }
                 _ => return Ok(()),
             }
         }