グラス

ぐらす
noun
glass (drinking), glasses (eyewear)
1. glass (drinking vessel)
A drinking container made of glass, typically for cold beverages.
Please pour water into the glass.
We toasted with wine glasses.
I dropped and broke the glass.
The beer glass is foggy.
シャンパングラス乾杯(かんぱい)しよう
Let's toast with champagne glasses.
I washed the glasses and put them back on the shelf.
2. glasses, sunglasses
Eyeglasses or sunglasses (usually in the form サングラス).
サングラスかけている
I'm wearing sunglasses.
Please take off your sunglasses.
I bought new sunglasses.
Sunglasses are necessary while driving.

グラス (from English 'glass') primarily refers to drinking glasses, especially for cold drinks like water, juice, or alcoholic beverages.

TYPES OF GLASSES:

  • ワイングラス: wine glass
  • ビールグラス: beer glass
  • ロックグラス: rocks glass (for whiskey)
  • シャンパングラス: champagne glass
  • サングラス: sunglasses

SIMILAR WORDS:

グラス tends to imply a more elegant or specialized drinking vessel, while コップ is more casual and general.