Asia
Le Yémen
Yemen
masculineGoing there, being there
au Yémen
Coming from
du Yémen
Why
Le Yémen is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Yémen.
The people
un Yéménite, une Yéménite
Official language
arabe
Capital
Sanaa
Example
Le café est né au Yémen.
Coffee was born in Yemen.
Worth knowing
The y does not count as a vowel here: au Yémen, not en Yémen. The vowel rule covers a, e, i, o, u.
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