---
title: "grau — DE–EN translation, examples, audio"
description: "grau — gray. Pronunciation audio, IPA transcription, example sentences and the vocabulary sets that teach this word."
canonical: "https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/word/grau"
lang: "en"
learning_language: "de"
cefr_level: "A1"
updated: "2026-09-07"
image: "https://api.cefra.app/assets/word-images/c380cab5-1ec4-465e-9845-ecc72eeb9d8c.png?v=1774866474753"
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  en: "https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/word/grau.md"
  fr: "https://cefra.app/fr/explore/de/vocabulary/word/grau.md"
  pl: "https://cefra.app/pl/explore/de/vocabulary/word/grau.md"
  ru: "https://cefra.app/ru/explore/de/vocabulary/word/grau.md"
---

# grau

[Cefra](https://cefra.app/en.md) › [German](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de.md) › [CEFR A1](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/level/a1.md) › grau

- Translation: gray
- IPA: ɡʁaʊ̯
- Part of speech: adjective
- [Audio](https://api.cefra.app/assets/word-sounds/c380cab5-1ec4-465e-9845-ecc72eeb9d8c.mp3?v=1774866592150)
- [Image](https://api.cefra.app/assets/word-images/c380cab5-1ec4-465e-9845-ecc72eeb9d8c.png?v=1774866474753)

## Other translations

grey

## Examples

- Der Himmel ist grau. — The sky is gray.

## Vocabulary sets with this word

- [Colors & Properties](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/colors-properties-german-a1.md) (A1)

## A1 grammar topics

- [Present Tense](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-regular-verbs.md)
- [Present Tense: Extra -e-](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-special-verb-endings.md)
- [Present Tense: S-sounds and Verbs in -eln](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-s-sounds-and-eln-verbs.md)
- [Present Tense: Stem-Changing Verbs](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-stem-changing-verbs.md)

[All German A1 vocabulary](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/a1.md)