Tenim un joc de taula nou.

Tenim is the 1st person plural present tense of tenir, which means to have.

So:

• tenir = to have
• tenim = we have

In this sentence, tenim tells you the subject is we, even though nosaltres is not written.

Catalan often omits subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

So:

• Tenim = we have
• Nosaltres tenim = we have, but with extra emphasis on we

The sentence sounds completely natural without nosaltres.

Un is the masculine singular indefinite article, meaning a or an.

It matches joc because joc is a masculine singular noun.

Compare:

• un joc = a game
• una taula = a table

So un tells you the noun that follows is masculine singular.

Yes, literally it is game of table, but this is the normal Catalan expression for board game.

So:

• joc = game
• taula = table
• joc de taula = board game

This is a fixed expression, and it works like English compound nouns such as board game, even though Catalan builds it with de.

De often means of, but in Catalan it is also commonly used to connect nouns in expressions like this.

In joc de taula, de links joc and taula to create the idea table game / board game.

You will see this pattern a lot in Catalan, for example:

• sala d’estar = living room
• joc de cartes = card game
• taula de menjador = dining table

So de is very common in noun combinations.

In Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• un joc nou = a new game
• un joc de taula nou = a new board game

This is the most neutral and common order.

Sometimes nou can come before the noun, but that can sound more literary, emphatic, or slightly different in nuance depending on context. For a learner, noun + adjective is the safest pattern here.

Nou agrees with joc in gender and number.

Here:

• joc is masculine singular
• so the adjective is nou (masculine singular)

Other forms are:

• nou = masculine singular
• nova = feminine singular
• nous = masculine plural
• noves = feminine plural

Examples:

• un joc nou = a new game
• una taula nova = a new table
• jocs nous = new games
• taules noves = new tables

It describes joc, not taula.

So the sentence means the board game is new, not the table.

You can tell because:

• nou is masculine singular
• joc is masculine singular
• taula is feminine singular, so if the adjective described taula, it would have to be nova

That agreement makes the structure clear.

Yes, you can, but it is not exactly the most neutral order.

• Tenim un joc de taula nou = the most straightforward, neutral way to say We have a new board game
• Tenim un nou joc de taula = also possible, but it can sound more marked or stylistically different

For most everyday Catalan, putting nou after the noun is the safest choice.

The plural would be:

Tenim uns jocs de taula nous.

Changes:

• un → uns
• joc → jocs
• nou → nous

So all the words that need to show plural do so.

Joc is pronounced approximately like zhok in much of Central Catalan, with a final k sound.

A rough guide:

• j in Catalan is usually like the s in measure or the g in genre
• the o is a rounded vowel
• final c is pronounced k

So joc is not pronounced like English joke.

A more technical pronunciation is often given as /ʒɔk/ in Central Catalan.