Spanish Phrase
¿Dónde comemos este fin de semana?
Meaning
The speaker is asking for the location where the group will have a meal during the upcoming weekend. It can refer to a restaurant, a home gathering, or any place where food will be shared.
When to use
Use this question when you’re making weekend plans with friends, family, or coworkers and you need to decide on a venue for a meal. It works equally well for casual outings and more formal gatherings.
✦Grammar Breakdown
¿Dóndecomemosestefindesemana?
¿Dónde (interrogative adverb)
¿Dónde means “where” and is used to ask about location. It always carries an accent to distinguish it from the relative pronoun donde.
comemos (present indicative)
comemos is the first‑person plural present form of comer, meaning “we eat”. It is used for plans or actions in the near future.
este fin de semana (time expression)
Este fin de semana means “this weekend”. The word fin is a noun meaning “end”, de is a preposition, and semana is “week”.
Word order
In Spanish questions the verb usually follows the interrogative word, and the time phrase can appear at the end for emphasis.
🗨In Conversation
¿Dónde comemos este fin de semana?
Where are we eating this weekend?
Podríamos ir al nuevo restaurante de tapas en la plaza.
We could go to the new tapas restaurant in the square.
✕Common Mistakes
¿Donde comemos este fin de semana?
Missing the accent changes the meaning to the relative pronoun “where” (without a question).
¿Dónde comeremos este fin de semana?
Future tense is unnecessary here; the present is used for near‑future plans.
¿Dónde comemos fin de semana?
Do not omit the article “el”; “el fin de semana” is the standard phrase.
↔Alternatives
¿En qué lugar vamos a comer este fin de semana?
In which place are we going to eat this weekend?
¿A dónde vamos a cenar este fin de semana?
Where are we going to have dinner this weekend?
¿Qué sitio elegimos para comer este fin de semana?
Which spot do we choose to eat this weekend?
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking countries meals are a central social activity, especially on weekends. It’s common to ask “¿Dónde comemos?” rather than “¿Qué comemos?” because the location often determines the type of food and the atmosphere. Also note that “¿En dónde?” is perfectly acceptable, but native speakers usually drop the preposition and say simply “¿Dónde?”.