Breakdown of Nós somos de Lisboa, e vocês são de onde?
ser
to be
e
and
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
Lisboa
Lisbon
de onde
from where
nós
we
vocês
you (pl)
Questions & Answers about Nós somos de Lisboa, e vocês são de onde?
Why do we use somos and são here instead of estamos and estão?
Why does vocês use são, which is the "they" form of the verb?
Why is the question word at the very end (vocês são de onde)?
In English, we usually pull question words to the front of the sentence. In Portuguese, leaving the question word at the end of the sentence is very common and sounds completely natural in everyday speech. You could also put it at the start by saying de onde são vocês, but keeping it at the end is short and easy!
Does the word de ever combine with onde?
The preposition de (from) often merges with other words, like "the" or "him". When placed in front of onde (where), it is perfectly fine to leave them as two separate words. You might sometimes see or hear them combined as donde, but de onde is standard, correct, and very safe to use.
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