के पहले

before, first

→ के

phrase Rare #8,780

before Used to say that something happens before a time, event, or action.

HI: काम शुरू करने के पहले मुझे फ़ोन करना।

EN: Call me before starting work.

We got a special call at our studio just before the blast.

— Dhamaka (2021)

Sir, we have to reach the control room before the song ends.

— Jawan (2023)

Call me before you finalize it.

— Superboys of Malegaon (2025)

Before she met you, she liked us.

— Haq (2025)

phrase Rare #10,459

first Used after a noun phrase to mean the first one in a sequence. In other contexts, it can mean “before.”

HI: हम महीने के पहले दिन मिलेंगे।

EN: We’ll meet on the first day of the month.

राजेंद्र प्रसाद भारत के पहले राष्ट्रपति थे।

Rajendra Prasad was India's first president.

“Oh, yes—an ad on the front page of the next issue?”

The first week of this month.

— Black Friday (2004)

Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister.