If your handle on Thai extends no further than asking the chef to hold the chilli, then you need this guide. Wrap your tongue around all those essential phrases and you'll be booking in and ordering up before you know it.

• 3500-word two-way dictionary

• guide to pronunciation and phrase-building

• practicalities - buying the right train ticket and ordering the right beer

• the etiquette of smiles in the Land of Smiles