Americas

Le Honduras

masculine

Going there, being there

au Honduras

Coming from

du Honduras

Why

Le Honduras is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Honduras.

The people

un Hondurien, une Hondurienne

Official language

espagnol

Capital

Tegucigalpa

Example

Les ruines de Copan sont au Honduras.

The ruins of Copan are in Honduras.

Worth knowing

The h does not count as a vowel: au Honduras, not en Honduras. Same treatment as la Hongrie and la Hollande.

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