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How to Say "gray" in Spanish

The Spanish word forgrayis grisA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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gris

adjectiveA1
color
A smooth, round gray pebble resting on a minimal white surface, illustrating the color gray.

Examples

Mi coche nuevo es de color gris oscuro.

My new car is dark gray.

En un día nublado, el cielo se ve gris.

On a cloudy day, the sky looks gray.

Gender is Invariable

Unlike most Spanish adjectives, 'gris' is special: it doesn't change its ending for masculine or feminine. It is always 'gris' (e.g., 'el coche gris', 'la pared gris').

Plural Form

To describe more than one thing, you add '-es': 'los días grises' (the gray days).

Creating a Feminine Form

Mistake:La casa es grisa.

Correction: La casa es gris. (Never add an 'a' to the end of gris.)

Other Meanings ofgris

griscan also mean:

  • the color itself(A1)

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