FR: greetings from Manitoba

[jbiehl]

I am not sure how to say "Greetings from Manitoba, Canada" Would I use "de" or "du"
This always confuses me!

Merci en avance!

 

[olivier68]

Le Manitoba étant une province, je pense que l'on utilisera plus volontiers "du".

 

[Maître Capello]

Since Manitoba is a province, not a city, the definite article is mandatory (le Manitoba, not just Manitoba). The definite article however contracts with the preposition de to du.

Bonjour du Manitoba !​

So, if switching from Manitoba to Quebec, the article clarifies whether you are talking about the province or the city:

Bonjour du Québec ! → province
Bonjour de Québec ! → city​

 

[jbiehl]

Merci. Just out of curiosity how did you know Manitoba was masculin? For example " Saskatchewan" ,another province in Canada, is feminine. Why?

 

[atcheque]

There is no reason. You have to check a dictionary.
FR: genre des acronymes ou noms propres étrangers (association, agence, organisation, bureau, musée, etc.) - grammaire
FR: genre des villes - gender of towns and cities - grammaire
FR: en / au / dans le/la + département, région, province, État, etc. - préposition & genre