Kotowaza watch: Fickle or changeable as the autumn weather

Autumn in Japan is beautiful. The humidity of the summer gives way to cool crisp days, but the sting of the dry winter has yet to begin. However, the weather is hard to predict.

The summer rains can take you by surprise and ruin your weekend plans or you can have a wonderful bright and dry day.

So people in Japan will say that autumn weather easily changes.

• 秋の気こうが変わりやすいです。（あきのきこうがかわりやすい　です。）                    The autumn weather is unpredictable. 
• よく変わる秋の天気　（よくかわる　あきの　てんき）often changing autumn weather

You can use the second phrase to compare something or someone. For instance, you can say that someone's opinion easily changes.

• あの人の意見は　よく変わる秋の天気のようです。（あのひと　の　いけんは　よくかわるのあきのてんきのようです。）
• That person's opinion changes like the autumn weather.

単語Time: AA!

Tango time here isn't about dancing and you don't need a partner. Tango time is about increasing your vocabulary and understanding of Japanese.

Today we'll look at a very simple word: ā.

In this case, ā is an exclamatory word or an interjection.

You use it when you want to emphasize what you are saying.

• 花は　きれい　です。(The flower is pretty.)
• ああ、花　は　きれい　です。(Oh, the flower is pretty.)

Remember that originally, Japanese didn't have punctuation like periods or exclamation points. 

A word like this is called 感動詞　[かんどうし] or interjection.