This is a very useful little book, which includes a short introduction to Tajik grammar and pronunciation, a short dictionary, words and phrases categorized by subject, and even a few proverbs. The entire book uses a romanized alphabet for Tajik and does not include even a table showing the Cyrillic alphabet for Tajik, which is unfortunately, since many Tajik texts are currently available only in Cyrillic, but this book should be useful for people visiting Tajikistan or who would like to communicate with Tajiks.