پہلا

In a sentence

• میری پہلی کتاب ایک ناول تھی۔

  My first book was a novel.

  Here, 'پہلا' (pehla) is used to signify the first entity in a sequence, indicate the initial item.

• پہلا قدم ہمیشہ مشکل ہوتا ہے۔

  The first step is always the hardest.

  Here, 'پہلا' (pehla) is used to represent the starting point or initial stage of an action or process.

• جب زلزلہ آیا، پہلا خیال گھر کی حفاظت کا آیا۔

  When the earthquake struck, the first thought was about the safety of the house.

  Here, 'پہلا' (pehla) is used to denote immediacy or the foremost thought or reaction in response to an event.