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How to Say ‘The new graphic designer’ in Portuguese

O novo designer gráfico

oo NOH-voo dee-ZAI-ner GRAH-fee-koo

[oo NOH-voo dee-ZAI-ner GRAH-fee-koo]

💬 Usage Tip: novo comes before the noun, but describing words like gráfico usually come after it. For a woman, it would be a nova designer gráfica.

Phrase Breakdown

O novo

oo NOH-voo

The new

The 'o' at the end of 'novo' sounds like 'u': 'u NO-vu'.

Example

O novo carro.

The new car.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

novo

[NOH-voo]

new

Adjective meaning new; masculine form (feminine is 'nova'). Also used for newcomers.

Example

Tenho um carro novo.

I have a new car.

designer gráfico

dee-ZAI-ner GRAH-fee-koo

graphic designer

'Designer' is borrowed from English. Stress 'gráfico' on the first syllable: 'GRA-fi-ku'.

Example

Ela é designer gráfica.

She's a graphic designer.

Words in this phrase

designer

[dee-ZAI-ner]

designer

English loanword for someone who designs things.

Example

Ela é designer de moda.

She is a fashion designer.

gráfico

[GRAH-fee-koo]

graphic

Adjective meaning related to visual or graphic design.

Example

Gosto de design gráfico.

I like graphic design.

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