🇬🇧🇨🇳 glass - 玻璃 : English Lesson

Meaning of "glass" ("玻璃"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Glass is a special hard material that you can see through, like invisible rock. People heat sand until it gets super hot and melty, then shape it into things like windows, cups, jars, and bottles. Glass can be clear so you can look through it, or colored to look pretty. It breaks if you drop it, so we have to be careful, but it’s very useful because light can go through it while wind, rain, and bugs usually cannot.

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

I tried to scare my brother through the glass door, but my reflection scared me first.

I tried to look cool by drinking water from a fancy glass, then missed my mouth and watered my shirt instead.

Mom said, “Don’t tap the glass,” so of course my brain immediately wanted to become a professional glass tapper.

The fly kept bumping into the glass window, probably thinking, “This force field is getting stronger.”

Glass is actually made from melted sand, so every window is basically a super-heated, super-flat beach you can see through.

A small boy drops a glass cup. The glass falls and hits the floor. Small pieces of glass shine on the floor like stars. The boy cries. A kind girl puts the glass pieces in a bag and the boy is safe. They smile and look at the window glass that is whole.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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