Adonde (en. Where to)

/aˈðonde/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Indicates the place one is going to.

Where are we going today?

¿Adónde vamos hoy?

It is used to ask or indicate a direction or a specific place.

I don't know where you mean.

No sé adónde te refieres.

Expresses a sense of destination or goal.

Where the river leads, there we will be.

Adonde el río lleva, ahí estaremos.

It comes from the Latin 'ad unde', which means 'to where'.

where are you going

used to ask about someone's direction.

adónde vas

wherever you want

expresses the idea of freedom of choice regarding the destination.

adónde quieras

where are you taking me

asks about the place to which one is being taken.

adónde me llevas

where

Indicates the place where something or someone is.

dónde

here

Indicates a place close to the speaker.

aquí

there

Indicates a distant or non-specific place.

allá

Where are you going?: colloquial expression to ask about the destination.

When going to a party and the place isn't mentioned, one might ask: 'Where are you going?'

Cuando se va a una fiesta y no se dice el lugar, se pregunta: '¿A dónde te vas?'

Where are you taking me?: often used in a fun context to ask about the direction one is going.

When a friend picks us up in the car without saying the destination, we ask: 'Where are you taking me?'

Cuando un amigo nos sube al coche sin decir el destino, le decimos: '¿A dónde me llevas?'