diff --git a/src/Pixxel/DBAL.php b/src/Pixxel/DBAL.php
index 055367b..09d7e51 100755
--- a/src/Pixxel/DBAL.php
+++ b/src/Pixxel/DBAL.php
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ public function __construct($username, $password, $database, $host = 'localhost'
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the raw pdo object
+     * @return object
+     */
+    public function getPdo()
+    {
+        return $this->pdo;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Perform a query and return true or false, depending on successful or not
      * @param string $query
@@ -88,6 +97,19 @@ public function read($query, $parameters = [])
         return $return;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Perform a select query and transform result into a php-object (return the first row only)
+     * @param string $query
+     * @param array $parameters
+     * @return object|bool
+     */
+    public function readSingle($query, $parameters = []): object|bool
+    {
+        $result = $this->read($query, $parameters);
+
+        return !empty($result) ? $result[0] : false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the last inserted id or false if nothing is returned
      * @return int|bool