diff --git a/src/operators.ts b/src/operators.ts
index eb29417..c5cc633 100644
--- a/src/operators.ts
+++ b/src/operators.ts
@@ -107,3 +107,66 @@ export const binaryOperators = {
 
   '**': (val1, val2): string => `${val1}**${val2}`,
 };
+
+export const standardFunctions = {
+  sum: `function sum(arr) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    return arr.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0); 
+  }`,
+  max: `function max(arr) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    return Math.max(...arr); 
+  }`,
+  min: `function min(arr) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    return Math.min(...arr); 
+  }`,
+  avg: `function avg(arr) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    return sum(arr) / arr.length; 
+  }`,
+  length: `function length(arr) {
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr) && typeof arr !== 'string') {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array or string');
+    }
+     return arr.length; 
+    }`,
+  stddev: `function stddev(arr) {
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    const mu = avg(arr);
+    const diffSq = arr.map((el) => (el - mu) ** 2);
+    return Math.sqrt(avg(diffSq));
+  }`,
+  first: `function first(arr) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    return arr[0]; 
+  }`,
+  last: `function last(arr) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    return arr[arr.length - 1]; 
+  }`,
+  index: `function index(arr, i) { 
+    if(!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      throw new Error('Expected an array');
+    }
+    if (i < 0) {
+      return arr[arr.length + i];
+    }
+    return arr[i];
+   }`,
+  keys: `function keys(obj) { return Object.keys(obj); }`,
+};
diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index 979ca3a..78d4609 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ export class JsonTemplateParser {
       this.lexer.matchTokenType(TokenType.STR)
     ) {
       prop = this.lexer.lex();
+      if (prop.type === TokenType.KEYWORD) {
+        prop.type = TokenType.ID;
+      }
     }
     return {
       type: SyntaxType.SELECTOR,
@@ -1346,10 +1349,6 @@ export class JsonTemplateParser {
     };
   }
 
-  private static prependFunctionID(prefix: string, id?: string): string {
-    return id ? `${prefix}.${id}` : prefix;
-  }
-
   private static ignoreEmptySelectors(parts: Expression[]): Expression[] {
     return parts.filter(
       (part) => !(part.type === SyntaxType.SELECTOR && part.selector === '.' && !part.prop),
@@ -1384,13 +1383,11 @@ export class JsonTemplateParser {
       if (selectorExpr.selector === '.' && selectorExpr.prop?.type === TokenType.ID) {
         pathExpr.parts.pop();
         newFnExpr.id = selectorExpr.prop.value;
-        newFnExpr.dot = true;
       }
     }
 
     if (!pathExpr.parts.length && pathExpr.root && typeof pathExpr.root !== 'object') {
-      newFnExpr.id = this.prependFunctionID(pathExpr.root, fnExpr.id);
-      newFnExpr.dot = false;
+      newFnExpr.parent = pathExpr.root;
     } else {
       newFnExpr.object = pathExpr;
     }
diff --git a/src/translator.ts b/src/translator.ts
index b074366..09a7bc9 100644
--- a/src/translator.ts
+++ b/src/translator.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   VARS_PREFIX,
 } from './constants';
 import { JsonTemplateTranslatorError } from './errors';
-import { binaryOperators } from './operators';
+import { binaryOperators, standardFunctions } from './operators';
 import {
   ArrayExpression,
   AssignmentExpression,
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   LoopExpression,
   IncrementExpression,
   LoopControlExpression,
-  Keyword,
 } from './types';
 import { convertToStatementsExpr, escapeStr } from './utils/common';
 
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ export class JsonTemplateTranslator {
 
   private unusedVars: string[] = [];
 
+  private standardFunctions: Record<string, string> = {};
+
   private readonly expr: Expression;
 
   constructor(expr: Expression) {
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ export class JsonTemplateTranslator {
     this.init();
     const code: string[] = [];
     const exprCode = this.translateExpr(this.expr, dest, ctx);
+    const functions = Object.values(this.standardFunctions);
+    if (functions.length > 0) {
+      code.push(functions.join('').replaceAll(/\s+/g, ' '));
+    }
     code.push(`let ${dest};`);
     code.push(this.vars.map((elm) => `let ${elm};`).join(''));
     code.push(exprCode);
@@ -475,7 +480,13 @@ export class JsonTemplateTranslator {
   }
 
   private getFunctionName(expr: FunctionCallExpression, ctx: string): string {
-    return expr.dot ? `${ctx}.${expr.id}` : expr.id || ctx;
+    if (expr.object) {
+      return expr.id ? `${ctx}.${expr.id}` : ctx;
+    }
+    if (expr.parent) {
+      return expr.id ? `${expr.parent}.${expr.id}` : expr.parent;
+    }
+    return expr.id as string;
   }
 
   private translateFunctionCallExpr(
@@ -491,7 +502,17 @@ export class JsonTemplateTranslator {
       code.push(`if(${JsonTemplateTranslator.returnIsNotEmpty(result)}){`);
     }
     const functionArgsStr = this.translateSpreadableExpressions(expr.args, result, code);
-    code.push(result, '=', this.getFunctionName(expr, result), '(', functionArgsStr, ');');
+    const functionName = this.getFunctionName(expr, result);
+    if (expr.id && standardFunctions[expr.id]) {
+      this.standardFunctions[expr.id] = standardFunctions[expr.id];
+      code.push(`if(${functionName} && typeof ${functionName} === 'function'){`);
+      code.push(result, '=', functionName, '(', functionArgsStr, ');');
+      code.push('} else {');
+      code.push(result, '=', expr.id, '(', expr.parent || result, ',', functionArgsStr, ');');
+      code.push('}');
+    } else {
+      code.push(result, '=', functionName, '(', functionArgsStr, ');');
+    }
     if (expr.object) {
       code.push('}');
     }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 5a0b694..2592f48 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export interface FunctionCallExpression extends Expression {
   args: Expression[];
   object?: Expression;
   id?: string;
-  dot?: boolean;
+  parent?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ConditionalExpression extends Expression {
@@ -272,6 +272,6 @@ export type FlatMappingPaths = {
 };
 
 export type FlatMappingAST = {
-  input: PathExpression;
+  input: PathExpression | FunctionCallExpression;
   output: PathExpression;
 };
diff --git a/test/scenarios/functions/array_functions.jt b/test/scenarios/functions/array_functions.jt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b276c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/functions/array_functions.jt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    map: .map(lambda ?0 * 2),
+    filter: .filter(lambda ?0 % 2 == 0)
+}
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diff --git a/test/scenarios/functions/data.ts b/test/scenarios/functions/data.ts
index 0aa3a1a..e582341 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/functions/data.ts
+++ b/test/scenarios/functions/data.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import { Scenario } from '../../types';
 
 export const data: Scenario[] = [
+  {
+    templatePath: 'array_functions.jt',
+    input: [1, 2, 3, 4],
+    output: {
+      map: [2, 4, 6, 8],
+      filter: [2, 4],
+    },
+  },
   {
     templatePath: 'function_calls.jt',
     output: ['abc', null, undefined],
diff --git a/test/scenarios/standard_functions/data.ts b/test/scenarios/standard_functions/data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3064221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/standard_functions/data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { Scenario } from '../../types';
+
+export const data: Scenario[] = [
+  {
+    input: {
+      arr: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
+      obj: {
+        foo: 1,
+        bar: 2,
+        baz: 3,
+        quux: 4,
+      },
+    },
+    output: {
+      sum: 55,
+      sum2: 55,
+      avg: 5.5,
+      min: 1,
+      max: 10,
+      stddev: 2.8722813232690143,
+      length: 10,
+      first: 1,
+      last: 10,
+      keys: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'quux'],
+    },
+  },
+];
diff --git a/test/scenarios/standard_functions/template.jt b/test/scenarios/standard_functions/template.jt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6ff03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/standard_functions/template.jt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const arr = .arr;
+const obj = .obj;
+{
+    sum: .arr.sum(),
+    sum2: (arr.index(0) + arr.index(-1)) * arr.length() / 2,
+    avg: arr.avg(),
+    min: arr.min(),
+    max: arr.max(),
+    stddev: arr.stddev(),
+    length: arr.length(),
+    first: arr.first(),
+    last: arr.last(),
+    keys: obj.keys(),
+}
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