This is the 309th most frequent Urdu word.
پہلا
"First"
Here, 'پہلا' (pehla) is used to signify the first entity in a sequence, indicate the initial item.
میری پہلی کتاب ایک ناول تھی۔
My first book was a novel.
Here, 'پہلا' (pehla) is used to represent the starting point or initial stage of an action or process.
پہلا قدم ہمیشہ مشکل ہوتا ہے۔
The first step is always the hardest.
Here, 'پہلا' (pehla) is used to denote immediacy or the foremost thought or reaction in response to an event.