CENTRAL ASIA PHRASEBOOK (2ND ED.) (LONELY PLANET)

And once you've made an effort to speak any of the native Central Asian languages with the locals, you won't need to look up the translation for the word 'hospitality'.

Covers Uyghur, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Pashto, Tajik and more
Individual guides to pronunciation and basic phrases
Fail-safe small talk
Practicalities - how to book a room or find a doctor