Americas
Le Paraguay
masculineGoing there, being there
au Paraguay
Coming from
du Paraguay
Why
Le Paraguay is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Paraguay.
The people
un Paraguayen, une Paraguayenne
Official languages
espagnol, guarani
Capital
Asuncion
Example
Le guarani se parle partout au Paraguay.
Guarani is spoken everywhere in Paraguay.
Worth knowing
Two nearly identical names, two prepositions: au Paraguay (masculine, consonant) and en Uruguay (masculine, vowel).
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