Seria millor comprar un forn nou o arreglar aquest?

Seria is the conditional form of ser and literally means would be. In a sentence like this, Catalan often uses the conditional to make the suggestion sound more tentative, polite, or reflective:

• Seria millor... = It would be better...
• És millor... = It is better...

So seria millor comprar un forn nou o arreglar aquest? sounds like someone is weighing options, not stating a firm fact.

Millor means better. It is the comparative form of bo / bona (good).

In this sentence, millor is used with ser:

• És millor... = It is better...
• Seria millor... = It would be better...

Catalan does not say més bo in this kind of sentence. Millor is the normal word, just like English uses better instead of more good.

Because after ser millor in this structure, Catalan commonly uses an infinitive clause to express the action being considered:

• Seria millor comprar... = It would be better to buy...
• Seria millor arreglar... = It would be better to repair...

This works much like English to buy / to repair, except Catalan often just uses the bare infinitive without a separate word equivalent to English to in this structure.

Forn means oven.

So:

• un forn = an oven
• un forn nou = a new oven

Be careful not to confuse it with similar kitchen words in other languages. In Catalan, forn is the normal word for oven.

In Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they describe a factual quality like size, color, age, or condition.

So the normal order is:

• un forn nou = a new oven

Putting the adjective before the noun can sometimes change the nuance or sound more literary/stylistic. For everyday speech, un forn nou is the natural choice.

Aquest means this one or this.

In the sentence, it stands on its own rather than directly before a noun:

• arreglar aquest = repair this one

The noun forn is understood from the earlier part of the sentence, so Catalan does not need to repeat it.

You could also say:

• arreglar aquest forn = repair this oven

But leaving out forn is very natural when the context is already clear.

Because aquest can function as a demonstrative pronoun, not just a determiner.

Compare:

• aquest forn = this oven
• aquest = this one

In the sentence, forn has already been mentioned, so Catalan avoids repetition:

• comprar un forn nou o arreglar aquest?
  = buy a new oven or repair this one?

Because un forn nou means a new oven, not the new oven.

Catalan articles work similarly to English here:

• un forn nou = a new oven
• el forn nou = the new oven

Since the speaker is talking about one possible option in general, un is the correct choice.

Yes. Arreglar is a very common everyday verb meaning to fix, to repair, or to sort out, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• arreglar aquest = repair/fix this one

Another possible verb is reparar, which can sound a bit more formal or technical in some contexts. For everyday conversation, arreglar is extremely natural.

Yes. O simply means or, and o bé is also possible:

• Seria millor comprar un forn nou o arreglar aquest?
• Seria millor comprar un forn nou o bé arreglar aquest?

Both are correct. O bé can sound slightly more explicit or formal, but o is perfectly normal and very common.

Yes. Catalan does not need a special word order like English Would it be better... ? to form questions.

A yes/no question can often be shown simply by intonation in speech or by question marks in writing:

• Seria millor comprar un forn nou o arreglar aquest?

So the structure stays the same, and the punctuation or tone tells you it is a question.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

seh-REE-uh mi-YOR koom-PRAHR oon FORN NOW oo uh-rreh-GLAR uh-KEST

A few useful points:

• ll in millor sounds like a y sound in most modern Catalan pronunciation.
• ny would be like the ny in canyon, but there is no ny here.
• r in arreglar is trilled or tapped, depending on position and accent.
• aquest ends with a clear t sound.

Pronunciation varies somewhat across Catalan-speaking regions, but this gives a good general idea.

Yes, and in this sentence this one is actually the most natural translation in English.

• arreglar aquest = repair this one

If you translated it as just repair this, English would still be understandable, but this one sounds more natural because the noun oven has already been mentioned. Catalan often uses aquest exactly this way.