diff --git a/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/__init__.py
index ba53f6794e3..784629ea0bc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 
-from .const import CONNECT_TIMEOUT, RUSSOUND_RIO_EXCEPTIONS
+from .const import CONNECT_TIMEOUT, DOMAIN, RUSSOUND_RIO_EXCEPTIONS
 
 PLATFORMS = [Platform.MEDIA_PLAYER]
 
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: RussoundConfigEntry) ->
         async with asyncio.timeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT):
             await client.connect()
     except RUSSOUND_RIO_EXCEPTIONS as err:
-        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(f"Error while connecting to {host}:{port}") from err
+        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(
+            translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+            translation_key="entry_cannot_connect",
+            translation_placeholders={
+                "host": host,
+                "port": port,
+            },
+        ) from err
     entry.runtime_data = client
 
     await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/entity.py
index 23b196ecb2f..0233305bb1f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/entity.py
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ def command[_EntityT: RussoundBaseEntity, **_P](
             await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
         except RUSSOUND_RIO_EXCEPTIONS as exc:
             raise HomeAssistantError(
-                f"Error executing {func.__name__} on entity {self.entity_id},"
+                translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="command_error",
+                translation_placeholders={
+                    "function_name": func.__name__,
+                    "entity_id": self.entity_id,
+                },
             ) from exc
 
     return decorator
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/strings.json
index c105dcafae2..b8c29c08301 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/russound_rio/strings.json
@@ -33,5 +33,13 @@
       "title": "[%key:component::russound_rio::issues::deprecated_yaml_import_issue_cannot_connect::title%]",
       "description": "[%key:component::russound_rio::issues::deprecated_yaml_import_issue_cannot_connect::description%]"
     }
+  },
+  "exceptions": {
+    "entry_cannot_connect": {
+      "message": "Error while connecting to {host}:{port}"
+    },
+    "command_error": {
+      "message": "Error executing {function_name} on entity {entity_id}"
+    }
   }
 }