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Portuguese (Portugal)

To talk about where something comes from, Portuguese combines a preposition and a relative pronoun into a single word.

### The Relative Pronoun "donde"

In English, you might say "the country *where* the coffee comes *from*" or "the region *from where* it originates". In Portuguese, the preposition **de** (from) merges directly with the relative pronoun **onde** (where) to create **donde**. 

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Use **donde** immediately after the place of origin to indicate where a movement starts or where something originates.

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### Describing Geographical Origins

You can use **donde** to link geographical features—like a plateau or a tropical region—to local characteristics, such as the roast.

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### Using "donde" as "From Which"

While **donde** is most often translated as "where... from", it is also the equivalent of "from which" when referring to a physical or abstract source.

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The relative pronoun for origins (donde)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
the bean (e.g., coffee)	o grão
exotic	exótico
These are the exotic beans that I prefer.	Estes são os grãos exóticos que prefiro.
from where	donde
The country where this exotic bean comes from is hot.	O país donde vem este grão exótico é quente.
We still import the coffee that they cultivate.	Ainda importamos o café que eles cultivam.
the plantation	a plantação
The plantation where we import the coffee from no longer exists.	A plantação donde importamos o café já não existe.
the plateau	o planalto
They have a large plantation on that plateau.	Eles têm uma grande plantação naquele planalto.
The plateau where the coffee comes from has a cold climate.	O planalto donde o café vem tem um clima frio.
to grind	moer
volcanic	vulcânico
We grind this volcanic coffee every day.	Moemos este café vulcânico todos os dias.
the roast	a torra
The roast of this volcanic coffee is neither very dark nor very mild.	A torra deste café vulcânico nem é muito escura nem muito suave.
The roast depends on the region where the coffee comes from.	A torra depende da região donde o café vem.
When we import the coffee, we grind everything here.	Quando importamos o café, moemos tudo aqui.
The farm where our coffee comes from has an incredible harvest.	A quinta donde vem o nosso café tem uma colheita incrível.
tropical	tropical
the variety	a variedade
Do you know the tropical region where this variety comes from?	Conheces a região tropical donde vem esta variedade?
originating	proveniente
The batch originating from the south is the one from which we take the best variety.	O lote proveniente do sul é aquele donde tiramos a melhor variedade.
the cultivation	o cultivo
I support the cultivation provided that I know where the coffee comes from.	Apoio o cultivo desde que saiba donde vem o café.
The tree from which we pick this bean is very old.	A árvore donde colhemos este grão é muito antiga.
We have been drinking the coffee originating from the south, where our beans come from.	Temos bebido o café proveniente do sul, donde vêm os nossos grãos.
The tropical region from where this variety comes is perfect for cultivation.	A região tropical donde esta variedade vem é perfeita para o cultivo.