🇬🇧🇨🇳 grey - 灰色的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "grey" ("灰色的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Grey is a colour that looks like a soft mix of black and white. It’s the colour you see in stormy rain clouds, smoke, dust, and some rocks. Grey things can look a bit dull or cloudy, but they can also look calm and peaceful, like a quiet cloudy day or a fluffy grey kitten. When we say something is grey, we are talking about its colour, not how happy or sad it is.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our pond looked so dark and grey that even the ducks voted to swim somewhere else.

The sky turned so grey that even the sun said, “Fine, I’ll take a lunch break.”

The rainy day was so grey the colourful umbrella decided to be the main character.

I saw a grey pigeon walking like it was late for a very important bread meeting.

The elephant’s skin is so wrinkly and grey it looks like someone forgot to iron it for 100 years.

A boy walks under a grey sky. Grey clouds make slow rain. He sees a grey cat on a grey wall. The cat jumps and leaves grey paw prints. He pats the cat. The rain is soft. He smiles at the world and opens his grey umbrella. He walks home warm and glad.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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