diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f628d28..f027ed7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ a library for parsing Bitsy game data.
 * exit to
 * ending from
 * ending to
+* dialogue from
+* dialogue to
 
 ## todo
 
 ### functions
 
-* dialogue from
-* dialogue to
 * room from
 * room to
 * variable from
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3460100..dade814 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -640,6 +640,39 @@ fn test_ending_to_string() {
     );
 }
 
+fn dialogue_from_string(string: String) -> Dialogue {
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = string.split("\n").collect();
+    let id = lines[0].replace("DLG ", "").to_string();
+    let contents = lines[1..].join("\n");
+
+    Dialogue { id, contents }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_dialogue_from_string() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        dialogue_from_string("DLG h\nhello\ngoodbye".to_string()),
+        Dialogue { id: "h".to_string(), contents: "hello\ngoodbye".to_string()}
+    )
+}
+
+fn dialogue_to_string(dialogue: Dialogue) -> String {
+    format!("DLG {}\n{}", dialogue.id, dialogue.contents)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_dialogue_to_string() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        dialogue_to_string(
+            Dialogue {
+                id: "y".to_string(),
+                contents: "This is a bit of dialogue,\nblah blah\nblah blah".to_string()
+            }
+        ),
+        "DLG y\nThis is a bit of dialogue,\nblah blah\nblah blah".to_string()
+    );
+}
+
 fn room_from_string(string: String) -> Room {
     // todo handle room_format?
     let mut lines: Vec<&str> = string.split("\n").collect();