Portuguese Phrase
Onde vamos comer este fim de semana?
Meaning
The sentence asks for the place where the speaker and their companions will have a meal during the upcoming weekend. It’s a friendly, planning‑oriented question.
When to use
Use this phrase when you’re making weekend plans with friends, family, or coworkers and you need to decide where to eat. It works in both casual and semi‑formal settings.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Ondevamoscomerestefimdesemana?
Onde (question word)
‘Onde’ asks about a place or location. It is used at the start of a question to inquire where something will happen.
Vamos (present of ir)
‘Vamos’ is the first‑person plural present of ‘ir’. In this construction it works like a future periphrastic: ‘we are going to …’.
Comer (infinitive after ir)
When ‘ir’ is followed by another verb, the second verb stays in the infinitive. Here it expresses the action we will do: ‘to eat’.
Este fim de semana (time expression)
‘Este’ points to something close in time. ‘Fim de semana’ means ‘weekend’; together they mean ‘this weekend’.
🗨In Conversation
Onde vamos comer este fim de semana?
Where are we going to eat this weekend?
Que tal o restaurante da esquina? Eles têm um brunch ótimo sábado.
How about the corner restaurant? They have a great brunch on Saturday.
✕Common Mistakes
Onde vamos a comer este fim de semana?
The preposition ‘a’ is not used after ‘ir’ when the infinitive follows; just ‘ir + infinitive’.
Onde vamos comer este final de semana?
‘Final de semana’ is a regional variant; the standard phrase is ‘fim de semana’. Both are understood, but ‘fim de semana’ is more neutral.
Onde vamos comer esse fim de semana?
‘Esse’ points to something farther away in time; for the upcoming weekend use ‘este’.
↔Alternatives
Onde vamos jantar este fim de semana?
Where are we going to have dinner this weekend?
Qual restaurante vamos escolher para o fim de semana?
Which restaurant shall we choose for the weekend?
O que vamos comer no fim de semana?
What are we going to eat on the weekend?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, weekend meals often turn into social events – think ‘churrasco’ (barbecue) on Saturday or a leisurely brunch on Sunday. When you ask ‘onde vamos comer’, it’s common to follow up with suggestions about the type of cuisine (e.g., ‘sushi’, ‘feijoada’) because food choices are a big part of the weekend culture.