Portuguese Phrase
Onde posso encontrar os contatos deles?
Meaning
The sentence asks for the place or source where you can locate the contact information of a group of people. It is a polite, direct way to request phone numbers, e‑mail addresses, or social‑media handles belonging to a team, company, or any collective.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need the contact details of a group—e.g., a company's support team, a class of students, or a family. It works in both formal (business emails, meetings) and informal (chat with a friend) contexts, as long as you keep a respectful tone.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Ondepossoencontraroscontatosdeles?
Onde (interrogative adverb)
Used to ask about location or place, equivalent to 'where' in English.
Posso (verb poder)
First‑person singular present of poder, meaning 'I can' or 'may I'.
Encontrar (infinitive verb)
Means 'to find' or 'to locate'. In questions it follows a modal verb like poder.
Os (definite article)
Plural masculine article, matching the noun 'contatos'.
Contatos (noun)
Plural masculine noun meaning 'contacts' (phone numbers, e‑mail, etc.).
Deles (possessive pronoun)
Means 'their' (masculine plural) and agrees with the noun it modifies.
🗨In Conversation
Oi, preciso falar com a equipe de suporte. Onde posso encontrar os contatos deles?
Hi, I need to talk to the support team. Where can I find their contacts?
Você pode ver na página 'Sobre nós' ou enviar um e‑mail para suporte@empresa.com.
You can see them on the 'About us' page or email support@company.com.
✕Common Mistakes
Onde está os contatos deles?
‘Onde está’ asks for the location of a single object; use ‘onde posso encontrar’ when you need to locate something you can obtain.
Onde posso encontrar os contatos seus?
‘Seus’ agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies; with ‘contatos’ (masculine plural) it is correct, but using ‘deles’ is clearer when the owners are a group distinct from the speaker.
Onde posso encontrar os contato deles?
The noun must stay plural: ‘contatos’. Dropping the ‘s’ makes the sentence ungrammatical.
↔Alternatives
Onde estão os contatos deles?
Where are their contacts?
Como posso obter os contatos deles?
How can I obtain their contacts?
Você tem os contatos deles?
Do you have their contacts?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil it’s common to soften a request for personal data with a ‘por favor’ or a brief explanation of why you need it. Also, remember that ‘contatos’ can refer to phone numbers, e‑mail addresses, or social‑media profiles, so be specific if you need a particular type. Using the polite form (e.g., ‘poderia’) adds extra courtesy in formal settings.