diff --git a/grammars/mblf.cson b/grammars/mblf.cson
index 116c01d..57827d1 100644
--- a/grammars/mblf.cson
+++ b/grammars/mblf.cson
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   'extension'
 ]
 'patterns': [
+  {
+    'match': 'var\ +'
+    'name': 'keyword.operator'
+  },
   {
     'match': ';;.*'
     'name': 'comment'
diff --git a/snippets/language-mblf.cson b/snippets/language-mblf.cson
index 5993e13..1b447ac 100644
--- a/snippets/language-mblf.cson
+++ b/snippets/language-mblf.cson
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
   'Method documentation':
     'prefix': 'doc'
     'body': ';; ${1:method} - ${2:description}'
+  'Variable':
+    'prefix': 'var'
+    'body': 'var ${1:name}'