Hi, Mia. I saw on your profile that your first language is Chinese. Unfortunately, I don’t speak Chinese, so I’ll make the comparison with English, so it becomes a bit clearer, is that ok? In English there are two basic orders: in declarative sentences , the verb comes after the subject: “I know where the director is”. In questions, it’s the other way around: “Where is the director?” In Portuguese, you can have both orders in either sentence form. It is grammatically fine to say both “Onde está o diretor?” and “Onde o diretor está?”, just as it is fine to say both “Eu sei onde o diretor está” and “Eu sei onde está o diretor” However, that doesn’t apply to all verbs. Actually, as far as I fan remember, it only applies to the verbs “ser” and “estar”. For most other verbs, the verb goes after the subject, regardless of whether it’s a question or not. At least in Brazil (I can’t speak for sure for Portugal or Angola), you would preferably say things like “Eu sei onde o diretor trabalha”, “Eu não sei o que João gosta” and “Você sabe onde o diretor trabalha?”, Você sabe o que João come?”. It’s not grammatically incorrect to say “Você sabe o que come o João?”, but it wouldn’t sound as natural in Brazil at least. To sum it up, although both forms are “grammatically correct”, in Brazil at least it is much more common to say the verb first. So, with regard to your original question, you will likely hear “Onde a Ana está?”, “Onde vocês estão?” and “Onde ele está?” more often than the other way around.