diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6.java
index 4ee4e64..2e51ef3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6.java
@@ -1,4 +1,42 @@
 package io.zipcoder;
 
 public class Problem6 {
+
+    public String buildString(String input) {
+        Integer hours = 0;
+        Integer minutes = 0;
+        String ret = "";
+        String[] colonSplit = input.split(":");
+        hours += Integer.parseInt(colonSplit[0]);
+        minutes += Integer.parseInt(colonSplit[1].substring(0, 2));
+        if (colonSplit[1].charAt(2)=='p') {
+            hours += 12;
+        }
+        if (hours < 10) {
+            ret += "Zero ";
+        }
+        ret += hoursToWords(hours);
+        ret += " Hundred ";
+        if (colonSplit[1].charAt(0)!='0') {
+            ret += "and ";
+        } else {
+            ret += "Zero ";
+        }
+        ret += minutesToWords(minutes);
+        ret += " Hours";
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    private String hoursToWords(Integer hours) {
+        String ret = "";
+        ret += TimeEnum.parseToWord(hours);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    private String minutesToWords(Integer minutes) {
+        String ret = "";
+        ret += TimeEnum.parseToWord(minutes);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/TimeEnum.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/TimeEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da299a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/TimeEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package io.zipcoder;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public enum TimeEnum {
+    ZERO(0, "Zero"),
+    ONE(1, "One"),
+    TWO(2, "Two"),
+    THREE(3, "Three"),
+    FOUR(4, "Four"),
+    FIVE(5, "Five"),
+    SIX(6, "Six"),
+    SEVEN(7, "Seven"),
+    EIGHT(8, "Eight"),
+    NINE(9, "Nine"),
+    TEN(10, "Ten"),
+    ELEVEN(11, "Eleven"),
+    TWELVE(12, "Twelve"),
+    THIRTEEN(13, "Thirteen"),
+    FOURTEEN(14, "Fourteen"),
+    FIFTEEN(15, "Fifteen"),
+    SIXTEEN(16, "Sixteen"),
+    SEVENTEEN(17, "Seventeen"),
+    EIGHTEEN(18, "Eighteen"),
+    NINETEEN(19, "Nineteen"),
+    TWENTY(20, "Twenty"),
+    TWENTY_ONE(21, "Twenty One"),
+    TWENTY_TWO(22, "Twenty Two"),
+    TWENTY_THREE(23, "Twenty Three"),
+    TWENTY_FOUR(24, "Twenty Four"),
+    TWENTY_FIVE(25, "Twenty Five"),
+    TWENTY_SIX(26, "Twenty Six"),
+    TWENTY_SEVEN(27, "Twenty Seven"),
+    TWENTY_EIGHT(28, "Twenty Eight"),
+    TWENTY_NINE(29, "Twenty Nine"),
+    THIRTY(30, "Thirty"),
+    THIRTY_ONE(31, "Thirty One"),
+    THIRTY_TWO(32, "Thirty Two"),
+    THIRTY_THREE(33, "Thirty Three"),
+    THIRTY_FOUR(34, "Thirty Four"),
+    THIRTY_FIVE(35, "Thirty Five"),
+    THIRTY_SIX(36, "Thirty Six"),
+    THIRTY_SEVEN(37, "Thirty Seven"),
+    THIRTY_EIGHT(38, "Thirty Eight"),
+    THIRTY_NINE(39, "Thirty Nine"),
+    FORTY(40, "Forty"),
+    FORTY_ONE(41, "Forty One"),
+    FORTY_TWO(42, "Forty Two"),
+    FORTY_THREE(43, "Forty Three"),
+    FORTY_FOUR(44, "Forty Four"),
+    FORTY_FIVE(45, "Forty Five"),
+    FORTY_SIX(46, "Forty Six"),
+    FORTY_SEVEN(47, "Forty Seven"),
+    FORTY_EIGHT(48, "Forty Eight"),
+    FORTY_NINE(49, "Forty Nine"),
+    FIFTY(50, "Fifty"),
+    FIFTY_ONE(51, "Fifty One"),
+    FIFTY_TWO(52, "Fifty Two"),
+    FIFTY_THREE(53, "Fifty Three"),
+    FIFTY_FOUR(54, "Fifty Four"),
+    FIFTY_FIVE(55, "Fifty Five"),
+    FIFTY_SIX(56, "Fifty Six"),
+    FIFTY_SEVEN(57, "Fifty Seven"),
+    FIFTY_EIGHT(58, "Fifty Eight"),
+    FIFTY_NINE(59, "Fifty Nine");
+
+    final int hourValue;
+    final String hourWord;
+    static final Map lookup = new HashMap();
+
+    static {
+        for (TimeEnum t : TimeEnum.values()) {
+            lookup.put(t.getHourValue(), t.getHourWord());
+        }
+    }
+
+    TimeEnum(int hourValue, String hourWord) {
+        this.hourValue = hourValue;
+        this.hourWord = hourWord;
+    }
+
+    public int getHourValue() {return this.hourValue;}
+
+    public String getHourWord() {return this.hourWord;}
+
+    public static String parseToWord(int hourValue) {
+        return (String) lookup.get(hourValue);
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6Test.java b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6Test.java
index d262e88..badc404 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/Problem6Test.java
@@ -1,4 +1,48 @@
 package io.zipcoder;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
 public class Problem6Test {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParse1() {
+        Problem6 problem6 = new Problem6();
+        String expected = "Thirteen Hundred and Thirty Hours";
+        String actual = problem6.buildString("1:30pm");
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParse2() {
+        Problem6 problem6 = new Problem6();
+        String expected = "Zero One Hundred and Thirty Hours";
+        String actual = problem6.buildString("1:30am");
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParse3() {
+        Problem6 problem6 = new Problem6();
+        String expected = "Fourteen Hundred and Twenty Two Hours";
+        String actual = problem6.buildString("2:22pm");
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParse4() {
+        Problem6 problem6 = new Problem6();
+        String expected = "Zero Two Hundred and Eleven Hours";
+        String actual = problem6.buildString("2:11am");
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParse5() {
+        Problem6 problem6 = new Problem6();
+        String expected = "Ten Hundred Zero Two Hours";
+        String actual = problem6.buildString("10:02am");
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
 }