How to Say ‘The new guy on the team’ in Spain Spanish
El nuevo del equipo
el nweh-voh del eh-KEE-poh
[el nweh-voh del eh-KEE-poh]
💬 Usage Tip: el nuevo means "the new one". There's no word for "guy", because the ending does that job. A woman would say la nueva del equipo.
Phrase Breakdown
El nuevo
el nweh-voh
The new one / the new guy
'Nuevo' used as a noun means 'the new person'. Stress falls on 'NUE-vo'.
Él es el nuevo.
He's the new guy.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the one
Article used alone to mean 'the one', referring to a coffee.
El de Brasil es suave.
The one from Brazil is smooth.
nuevo
[nweh-voh]
new
Not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently.
Compré un coche nuevo.
I bought a new car.
del equipo
del eh-KEE-poh
of the team
'Del' is 'de + el'. Say 'e-KI-po'; the 'qu' sounds like 'k'.
Es la jefa del equipo.
She's the head of the team.
Words in this phrase
del
[del]
of the
Contraction of 'de' + 'el'.
La puerta del coche.
The car door.
equipo
[eh-KEE-poh]
team
A group of people working together toward a shared goal.
Un equipo unido suele tener mejor comunicación.
A united team usually has better communication.
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