diff --git a/hy/compiler/modfaker.py b/hy/compiler/modfaker.py
index eee05a3..6b40c98 100644
--- a/hy/compiler/modfaker.py
+++ b/hy/compiler/modfaker.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def _add_native_methods(mod):
             "-": _subtract,
             "*": _mult,
             "/": _divide,
+            "true": True,
+            "false": False
         }
 
         for native in natives:
diff --git a/hy/lang/map.py b/hy/lang/map.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37902ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hy/lang/map.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from hy.lang.hyobj import HYObject
+
+
+class HYMap(dict, HYObject):
+    def __init__(self, nodes):
+        for node in nodes:
+            self[node] = nodes[node]
+
+    def get_children(self):
+        return self.keys()
diff --git a/hy/lex/states.py b/hy/lex/states.py
index 29ee309..e01289e 100644
--- a/hy/lex/states.py
+++ b/hy/lex/states.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from hy.lang.string import HYString
 from hy.lang.symbol import HYSymbol
 from hy.lex.machine import Machine
 from hy.lang.list import HYList
+from hy.lang.map import HYMap
 
 
 WHITESPACE = [" ", "\t", "\n", "\r"]
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class Expression(State):
         if x == "\"": self.sub(String); return
         if x == "(": self.sub(Expression); return
         if x == "[": self.sub(List); return
+        if x == "{": self.sub(Map); return
         if x == ";": self.sub(Comment); return
         self.bulk += x
 
@@ -97,6 +99,42 @@ class List(State):
         if x == "\"": self.sub(String); return
         if x == "[": self.sub(List); return
         if x == "(": self.sub(Expression); return
+        if x == "{": self.sub(Map); return
+        if x == ";": self.sub(Comment); return
+        self.bulk += x
+
+
+class Map(State):
+    def enter(self):
+        self.nodes = []
+        self.bulk = ""
+
+    def exit(self):
+        if self.bulk:
+            self.nodes.append(HYSymbol(self.bulk))
+
+        if (len(self.nodes) % 2) != 0:
+            raise Exception("Hash map is fucked")
+
+        ret = HYMap({})
+        i = iter(self.nodes)
+        hmap = zip(i, i)
+        for key, val in hmap:
+            ret[key] = val
+        self.machine.nodes.append(ret)
+
+    def commit(self):
+        if self.bulk.strip() != "":
+            self.nodes.append(HYSymbol(self.bulk))
+            self.bulk = ""
+
+    def p(self, x):
+        if x == "}": return Idle
+        if x in WHITESPACE: self.commit(); return
+        if x == "\"": self.sub(String); return
+        if x == "[": self.sub(List); return
+        if x == "{": self.sub(Map); return
+        if x == "(": self.sub(Expression); return
         if x == ";": self.sub(Comment); return
         self.bulk += x
 
diff --git a/tests/lang/test_map.py b/tests/lang/test_map.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b94604a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lang/test_map.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from hy.lex.tokenize import tokenize
+
+def test_map_lex():
+    assert tokenize('(def {"foo" "bar"})') == [['def', {'foo': 'bar'}]]
+
+
+def test_map_lex():
+    assert tokenize('(def {"foo" "bar" "baz" {"one" "two"}})') == [
+        ['def', {
+            'foo': 'bar',
+            'baz': {
+                "one": "two"
+            }
+        }]
+    ]