Have a nice fall, see you next trip~!

"Have a nice fall, see you next trip" is something bullies say when they stick out their legs and you hit it and then fall down. Today, we will be talking about a few verbs describing tripping and falling.

to stumble = this is when you miss your step and fall or ALMOST fall down, I think it gives the image of starting to fall but catching yourself before hitting the grown.

A: Did you see the figure skating yesterday?
B: Yeah, the guy finished his spin and stumbled~!

to trip = this is when you are walking and you catch your foot on something which makes you fall or almost fall down. The key thing when using this word is that you hit your foot on something...

A: Ouch~!
B: What happened?
A: I tripped on your shoes~! Don't leave them lying around.

This verb is also used when you put something in front of someone to MAKE THEM fall down, which is not very nice...

A: Heh heh heh
B: What?
A: I tied a rope to the bottom of the door to trip my brother~! he he
B: That's mean~!

to fall down = this is when you are walking, running or standing and then you go down to the ground.

A: How did you hurt yourself?
B: I fell down.
A: Be careful.

Ok that is it for now, have a good weekend,

Phil

Fall Vocabulary ^_-

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