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ฉัน　หวี　ผม　ก่อน　ออก　ไป　ข้างนอก　ค่ะ

ฉัน　หวี　ผม　ก่อน　ออก　ไป　ข้างนอก　ค่ะ
I comb my hair before going out.
From Lesson 95:Expressing 'before' (ก่อน)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ฉัน　หวี　ผม　ก่อน　ออก　ไป　ข้างนอก　ค่ะ

In English, we say "before going out". Why doesn't the verb change after ก่อน?
In Thai, you don't need to change verbs into an "-ing" form to make a time clause. You just put ก่อน (before) directly in front of the regular action verb: ก่อน + ออกไป (go out) = before going out.
Doesn't ผม usually mean "I" for male speakers?
Yes, but it is also the word for "hair" (specifically on the head). You can tell it means "hair" here because the action is หวี (combing), and the speaker is clearly female, as she uses ฉัน for "I" and ends the sentence with ค่ะ.
Is หวี the verb "to comb" or the noun "a comb" here?
It is acting as the verb "to comb" here. Many Thai words function as both nouns and verbs without changing their form. Because it comes directly after the subject ฉัน (I), it is the action of the sentence.
Why do we use both ออก and ไป together before ข้างนอก (outside)?
Thai frequently combines verbs to show the direction of an action. ออก means "to exit" and ไป means "to go" (moving away from the speaker). Together, ออกไป clearly means "to go out".

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