Thai Words Adapted From English     

                      OUT ON THE TOWN                     

alcohol = aen-gaw-haw(n)      แอลกอฮอล

bad boy  (kidding)    แบดบอย

bar, bar beer       บาร์    บาร์เบียร์

beauty               -  mostly used in relation to 'beauty shop,'
               where a gal goes to get her vanity quotient enhanced.

beer  =  bee-a   เบียร์   ('r' not pronounced)

beer bar     เบียร์บาร์

bodyguard     บอดี้การ์ด

......and a bunch more words

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