Why "de Hong Kong" and not "d'Hong Kong" ? Is it because city name consists of two words ?
If the city name begins with a vowel, de becomes d'
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Jangir G.Kwiziq community member
If the city name begins with a vowel, de becomes d'
Je viens de Hong Kong.
This question relates to:French lesson "Je viens de + [ville] = I'm from + [city] in French"
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Jangir,
This has been asked before and here is my answer to another student -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/pourquoi-il-n-est-pas-je-viens-d-hong-kong
Bonne Continuation !
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
The ‘h’ in “Hong Kong” is an h aspiré and treated as a consonant.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/h-aspire/
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