diff --git a/c/.clangd b/c/.clangd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be82cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/.clangd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Source - https://stackoverflow.com/a
+# Posted by Aincvy, modified by community. See post 'Timeline' for change history
+# Retrieved 2026-01-11, License - CC BY-SA 4.0
+
+CompileFlags: # Tweak the parse settings, example directory given to show format
+  Add:
+    - "-I./include"            # e.g `-I/usr/include/SDL2`  suggested from @Palmkeep
diff --git a/c/include/label.h b/c/include/label.h
index 831e847..79835e6 100644
--- a/c/include/label.h
+++ b/c/include/label.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define LABEL_H
 
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include "expr.h"
 
 typedef enum {
     LABEL_CONST,
diff --git a/cpp/.gitignore b/cpp/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ef9604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+build
+
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc07e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 4.0)
+project(ttk91_compiler C CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
+
+# creates compile_commands.json
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
+
+set(SOURCES
+    src/main.cpp
+    src/Lexer.cpp
+    src/Token.cpp
+)
+
+add_library(ttk91_compiler_lib ${SOURCES})
+add_executable(ttk91_compiler src/main.cpp)
+
+target_include_directories(ttk91_compiler       PRIVATE include)
+target_include_directories(ttk91_compiler_lib   PRIVATE include)
+target_link_libraries(ttk91_compiler ttk91_compiler_lib)
diff --git a/cpp/include/Lexer.hpp b/cpp/include/Lexer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eccc159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/include/Lexer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <Token.hpp>
+
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+
+class Lexer {
+public:
+  std::string input;
+  vector<Token> tokens;
+
+  Lexer(string);
+  void get_tokens();
+  void parse_tokens(string);
+};
+
diff --git a/cpp/include/Token.hpp b/cpp/include/Token.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36cba87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/include/Token.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+
+enum TokenType {
+  KEYWORD,
+  OPERATOR,
+  REGISTER,
+  LABEL,
+  ADDR_MODE,
+  NUMBER,
+  COMMA,
+  COMMENT,
+  ERROR
+};
+
+class Token {
+public:
+  string value;
+  TokenType type;
+
+  Token(string, TokenType);
+
+
+  static inline vector<string> operators = {
+    "load",
+    "store",
+    "add",
+    "sub",
+    "mul",
+    "div"
+  }; 
+
+  static Token tokenize(string);
+};
diff --git a/cpp/src/Lexer.cpp b/cpp/src/Lexer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d3689c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/Lexer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <Lexer.hpp>
+#include <Token.hpp>
+
+using std::string;
+using std::stringstream;
+using std::vector;
+
+Lexer::Lexer(string input) {
+  this->input = input;
+  this->tokens = {};
+}
+
+void Lexer::get_tokens() {
+  stringstream ss(this->input);
+  string line;
+  string word;
+  char delim = ' ';
+
+  std::cout << "Starting to get tokens :) " << ss.str() << std::endl;
+
+  // Lines in input file
+  while (getline(ss, line)) {
+    stringstream ss_line(line);
+
+    bool comment = false;
+
+    // Words (tokens separated by whitespace) in line
+    while (getline(ss_line, word, delim)) {
+      // Skip comments
+      if (word == ";") {
+        comment = true;
+      }
+
+      if (comment) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      std::cout << word << std::endl;
+      this->tokens.push_back(Token::tokenize(word));
+    }
+
+    comment = false;
+  }
+
+  for (Token token : tokens) {
+    std::cout << token.value << std::endl;
+  }
+}
+
+void Lexer::parse_tokens(string token) {}
diff --git a/cpp/src/Token.cpp b/cpp/src/Token.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01bc48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/Token.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <Token.hpp>
+
+using std::string;
+
+Token::Token(string value, TokenType type) {
+  this->value = value;
+  this->type = type;
+}
+
+Token Token::tokenize(string token) {
+  if (std::find(operators.begin(), operators.end(), token) != operators.end()) {
+    return Token(token, OPERATOR);
+  } else {
+    return Token(token, ERROR);
+  }
+}
+
+std::ostream& operator << ( std::ostream& outs, const Token & token )
+{
+  return outs << token.value;
+}
diff --git a/cpp/src/main.cpp b/cpp/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..948c201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <iostream> 
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include <Lexer.hpp>
+
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "Hello world!" << std::endl;
+  std::ifstream source_file ("../../docs/example-file-simple.k91");
+
+  std::string line;
+  std::stringstream input;
+
+  // Open file and read the contents
+  if (source_file.is_open()) {
+    while (getline(source_file, line)) {
+      input << line << "\n";
+    }
+  }
+
+  source_file.close();
+
+  Lexer lex = Lexer(input.str());
+
+  lex.get_tokens();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/haskell/ttk91-compiler.cabal b/haskell/ttk91-compiler.cabal
index 3a929b3..1ef5de0 100644
--- a/haskell/ttk91-compiler.cabal
+++ b/haskell/ttk91-compiler.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-cabal-version: 2.2
+cabal-version: 2.2
 
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.36.0.
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.38.1.
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ source-repository head
 library
   exposed-modules:
       Lib
+      Parser
   other-modules:
       Paths_ttk91_compiler
   autogen-modules: