Learn Spanish (Spain): Encantada, soy la profesora nueva. - Pleased to meet you, I'm the new teacher.

Encantada translates to "pleased to meet you", but it literally means "delighted". Because it describes the speaker, its ending changes to match their gender. Since the speaker is a female teacher, she says encantada. A male speaker would say encantado.

Why isn't there a word for "I" before "soy"?

In Spanish, the verb itself usually tells you who is doing the action. Soy specifically means "I am". You can say yo soy, but Spanish speakers usually drop the yo (I) because it is already understood from the verb.

Why use "soy" instead of "estoy" for "I am" here?

Soy is from the verb ser, which is used for defining characteristics, like your identity or your job. Since she is stating her profession as a teacher, she uses soy. The other verb for "to be", estar, is used for temporary states or locations.

Why is it "profesora nueva" and not "nueva profesora"?

In English, describing words (adjectives) go before the noun, like "new teacher". In Spanish, this order is usually reversed. You name the thing or person first, followed by the description, making it profesora nueva (literally "teacher new").