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ฉัน　ก็　กำลัง　รีบ　เพราะ　ยุ่ง　มาก　ค่ะ

ฉัน　ก็　กำลัง　รีบ　เพราะ　ยุ่ง　มาก　ค่ะ
I am also in a hurry because I am very busy.
From Lesson 49:Giving reasons (เพราะ)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ฉัน　ก็　กำลัง　รีบ　เพราะ　ยุ่ง　มาก　ค่ะ

Why does the sentence say เพราะ ยุ่ง มาก instead of เพราะ ฉัน ยุ่ง มาก (because I am very busy)?
In Thai, it is very common to drop pronouns when it is obvious who you are talking about. Since you already established that you are talking about yourself with ฉัน (I) at the beginning of the sentence, you don't need to repeat it after เพราะ (because).
What is the rule for the word order of ก็ (also) and กำลัง (currently)?
The word ก็ almost always directly follows the subject (ฉัน) and comes before other grammar markers or verbs. Therefore, ก็ must come before กำลัง, making the literal order "I also currently hurry."
Where is the word for "am" in "I am very busy" and "I am in a hurry"?
Thai does not use a "to be" verb (like "am", "is", or "are") before descriptive words or state verbs like รีบ (to hurry) and ยุ่ง (busy). You just link the subject or time marker directly to the descriptive word.
Could I use เพราะว่า (phro wa) instead of just เพราะ (phro) in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Both เพราะ and เพราะว่า mean "because" and can be used interchangeably to give a reason. เพราะว่า is a bit more conversational and gives the speaker a tiny extra syllable of time to think about their reason!

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