One of my favorite seasons has arrived and I thought, why not make a vocabulary list of the things that remind me of fall/autumn!
I’ll put the gender of the noun in brackets (f / m / n) and pl. for plural. For words that have a * behind them, I will talk about those at the end of the list :)
der Herbst (m), die Herbste (pl.) - the fall/ autumn
das Blatt (n.), die Blätter (pl.) - the leaf, the leaves
Blätter sammeln. - To collect leaves.
der Kürbis (m.), die Kürbisse (pl.) - the pumpkin, the pumpkins
Kürbisse schnitzen. - To carve pumpkins
der Baum (m.), die Bäume (pl.) - the tree, the trees
der Wald (m.), die Wälder (pl.) - the forest, the forests
In den Wald gehen. - To go into the forest.
der Ast (m.), die Äste (pl.) - the branch, the branches
Äste sammeln. - To collect branches
der Apfel (m.), die Äpfel (pl.) - the apple, the apples
Äpfel pflücken. - To pick apples
Äpfel ernten. - To harvest apples
Äpfel essen. - To eat apples
der Tannenzapfen (m.), die Tannenzapfen (pl.) - the pinecone, the pinecones
Tannenzapfen sammeln. - To collect pinecones
der Regen (m.), die Regen (pl.)* - the rain
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
der Wind (m.), die Winde (pl.) - the wind, the winds
die Eichel (f.), die Eicheln (pl.) - the acorn, the acorns
die Haselnuss (f.), die Haselnüsse (pl.) - the hazelnut, the hazelnuts
die Nuss (f.), die Nüsse (pl.) - the nut, the nuts
der Pilz (m.), die Pilze (pl.) - the mushroom, the mushrooms
das Eichhörnchen (n.), die Eichhörnchen (pl.) - the squirrel, the squirrels
(das) Halloween (n.), (die) Halloweens (pl.)* - the Halloween
das Erntedankfest (n.), die Erntedankfeste (pl.)* - Harvest festival
Das Erntedankfest feiern. - To celebrate the harvest festival
die Farbe (f.), die Farben (pl.) - the color, the colors
farbig/ bunt (adjectives) - colorful
die Ernte (f.), die Ernten (pl.) - the harvest, the harvests
das Laub (n.)* - the leaves (more about it at the end)
Das Laub rechen/ kehren/ fegen.* - To rake/ sweep the leaves.
Ich schnitze einen Kürbis. / Ich schnitze Kürbisse. - I’m carving a pumpkin./ I’m carving pumpkins.
Ich gehe in den Wald. / Ich gehe in die Wälder. - I’m going into the forest./ I’m going into the forests.
Ich pflücke/ sammle/ esse einen Apfel. Ich pflücke/ sammle/ esse Äpfel. - I’m picking/ collecting/ eating an apple./ I’m picking/ collecting/ eating apples.
Ich sammle einen Tannenzapfen./ Ich sammle Tannenzapfen. - I am collecting a pinecone./ I am collecting pinecones.
Ich feier das Erntedankfest. - I am celebrating the harvest festival.
Ich reche/ kehre/ fege das Laub zusammen. - Lit.: I am raking/ sweeping the leaves together.
pflücken - to pick (e.g. a fruit, flower, etc.)
A/N: die Regen (pl.) is the plural of der Regen (m.), but it’s not very common to use the plural form.
A/N: (das) Halloween (n.) is put into brackets, because we usually don’t refer to das Halloween, but instead we just say Halloween.
A/N: das Erntedankfest (n.) is usually celebrated between September and October at the end of the fall/autumn harvest, to thank god for this year’s gifts (the harvest)
A/N: das Laub (n.) refers to the leaves that haven fallen on the ground. It also has no plural form.
A/N: Das Laub rechen/ kehren/ fegen. means To rake/ sweep the leaves.
BUT the difference is: ‘’Das Laub rechen.’’ is used when you use a rake, whereas ‘kehren’ and ‘fegen’ is used when you use a broom.
