Hey everyone, November is finally here and the weather is getting cooler in Kyoto. Tourists are arriving by the boatload(in great numbers) and the leaves are starting to turn. I thought I would talk a bit about こうよう or もみじ season and fall vocabulary.
foliage: the leaves of trees or in Japanese, このは
The Eastern Townships are a great place to see the fall foliage.
rake: this is a tool like a giant fork used to gather fallen leaves which is the verb, to rake
Marc, go rake the leaves in the backyard!
autumn: the older word for fall or in Japanese, 秋
I am going to USJ this autumn to see the Halloween decorations.
to turn: we use this verb when things change color
That chameleon turned red!
I love seeing the leaves turn.
My maple tree's foliage has turned a beautiful orange.
Oh no! My hair is turning gray!
to see the leaves: this is when we go for a drive or a walk to see the autumn leaves
Are you going to see the leaves this fall?
harvest: to gather a crop or the time of year to gather a crop, in Japanese 穫る (とる)
Thanksgiving is a harvest festival.（Thanksgivingは収穫祭です）
I think it's time to harvest the corn.
I hope that helps you chat a bit about autumn!
Phil
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