Eso es nuevo.
That's new.
Someone reads out information from a screen that nobody has seen before, and eso es nuevo is the whole reaction, with nuevo in the masculine form after eso.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "new" in Spanish
nuevo
adjectivefeminine: nuevaplural: nuevos, nuevas
"New" in Spanish is nuevo, or nueva with feminine nouns: un móvil nuevo, una lengua nueva. It normally goes after the noun. Two set phrases are worth learning early: de nuevo means again, and Año Nuevo is New Year.
Hear "nuevo" in real movie scenes
One masculine, one feminine. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Soy nueva.
I'm new.
In a cafeteria where nobody knows her, she explains herself in two words, and the -a ending shows that a woman is talking about herself.
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Phrases with nuevo you'll hear often
Some of them have nothing to do with buying something new.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| de nuevo | again |
| ¿Qué hay de nuevo? | What's new? |
| como nuevo | as good as new |
| Año Nuevo | New Year |
| ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! | Happy New Year! |
| Nueva York | New York |
Tip: Position can shift the meaning. Un coche nuevo is brand new, while un nuevo coche is your next car, even if it's secondhand.
Grammar: nuevo, nueva, nuevos, nuevas
Four points to get the ending and the position right.
Match the noun
un teléfono nuevo, una lengua nueva, unos zapatos nuevos, las mesas nuevas.Masculine after eso and algo
With eso, esto or algo, use nuevo: Eso es nuevo. Quiero algo nuevo.After the noun
The usual spot is right after the noun: un móvil nuevo, unas cosas nuevas.One syllable for ue
Glide ue into a single beat, and let the v come out as a soft b: NWEH-boh.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Un teléfono nuevo.
A new phone.
El móvil es nuevo.
The phone is new.
Me gustan las cosas nuevas.
I like new things.
Sí. Pero el número es nuevo.
Yes. But the number is new.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗una lengua nuevo
✓una lengua nueva
Lengua is a feminine noun, so the adjective switches to nueva.
✗¡Feliz Nuevo Año!
✓¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
English puts new first. In the Spanish greeting, nuevo follows año.
✗noo-EH-voh (pronunciation)
✓NWEH-boh
Nuevo has two syllables. Run the u into the e, and say the v closer to a b.
Real conversation: a phone at the playground
A short dialog on a park bench. Tap to listen.
You're sitting on a playground bench when something small that belongs to a little boy rolls up to your feet, and his dad Javier turns to you.
Mira, mi móvil.
Look, my phone.
¿Es nuevo?
Is it new?
No, es viejo. De mi padre.
No, it's old. It was my father's.
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How to remember it
Nueva York is New York. Whenever you see nuevo or nueva, think of the city with new in its name.
Questions about "new" in Spanish
How do you say new in Spanish?
Nuevo for masculine nouns and nueva for feminine ones. In the plural: nuevos, nuevas.
How do you say "I'm new" in Spanish?
Soy nuevo, or soy nueva if you're a woman. To say you're new here, add aquí: Soy nueva aquí.
What does de nuevo mean?
De nuevo means again: Hazlo de nuevo, do it again. In this phrase nuevo never changes its ending.
How do you say Happy New Year in Spanish?
¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Notice the order: año first, then nuevo.
