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Since our eyes are constantly peeled for fun nursery art lately, we’re psyched to bring you this week’s giveaway from Grace Hester Designs. And even if you’re not expecting a little one, you might just spot the perfect piece to commemorate your wedding, your brood, or even your love of foreign languages amongst Grace’s type and silhouette-based art.
We love the idea of our little beanette learning some Spanish numbers or French animal names through these punchy designs (or even picking up a Chinese character or two). And it’s because of Grace’s fun range of prints that we couldn’t bear to narrow down this week’s prize to a specific group of designs – so TWO of you are gonna score a $50 credit toward anything in Grace’s etsy shop.
Here are this week’s entry details:
- PRIZE: A $50 credit towards any item from Grace Hester Designs
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GRACE ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …share with us your favorite word or saying from another language. Do you love the way a certain Italian word rolls off your tongue? Or maybe you have a go-to phrase that you learned when traveling abroad? If nothing else, is there an English word that sounds especially funny to you in Pig Latin?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, February 17th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: All over the globe!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Find more freebie info on our Giveaway FAQs page. Pics courtesy of Grace Hester Designs.
Trevor says
GRACE ME!
Cat Alford says
Grace Me!!
My favorite spanish phrase is “parejo perfecto” which means soul mate. :)
Carrie says
Grace me. My favorite is “pura vida” which Costa Ricans use for just about everything. It translates literally to pure life, but really can mean full of life or purified life. The Costa Ricans use it constantly, as a greeting, or farewell, or just in conversation and it really summarized their outlook on life.
Beth C says
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I can’t think of a favorite word or phrase in another language, but my favorite word in English is “serendipity.” Not only do I like the way it sounds, I love the meaning–a happy accident!
Carrie C. in VA says
grace me! i say “gracias” in lieu of “thank you” a lot
Martha says
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ciao bella…i just think it sounds so beautiful
Beth says
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My favorite French word is “pamplemousse” (grapefruit) and I love to say “andiamo” in Italian–doesn’t it just sound good on your tongue?
Erin says
GRACE ME!!!
“Te quiero” which is I love you in Spanish
Leslie says
GRACE ME! :)
I love saying “thank you” in Chinese – “xie xie” is I think how you spell it. It just sounds so much cooler than our version!
Keely says
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Lexie says
Grace me, please!
I got my degree in Latin, and the word ‘focus’ really resonates with me. It means ‘home’, ‘hearth’, or ‘family’. I like the idea of focusing (English verb) on my focus (Latin noun), so much so that I have the word tattooed on my left wrist in my husband’s hand writing as a constant reminder to do just that.
Jennalou says
Grace Me.
Ok… I cannot spell this right, but:
ich com aut naderland
I come from the Netherlands… taught to me by an exchange student living with my mother so when we get into trouble we can just say this phrase and the people will think we are foreigners.
By getting into trouble I mean fooling around in department stores and laughing too loudly in quite places.
Erin Solomon-Hegarty says
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I know this is silly but I love to say jeans in spanish well it’s actually is the cowboy pants. It’s just fun to say.
Dee in BC says
Grace Me! I love that print with the 2 little birds…Dee
JenniB says
Grace Me !!!
the Mason Chien or Dog House in french is a cute one.
Kim says
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My favorite phrase is “Mon petit shou” I don’t know if I spelled “shou” correctly (it is pronounced like “shoe”) Anyway, my mother used to always say this to me…it means “My little cabbage head”. Sounds awful in English, but in French culture, it is an endearing phrase to use! (I hope–haha).
kendra says
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Murphy says
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I love the Spanish phrase “eso si que es”…not really for what it means, but when you say it you are also spelling:
S-O-C-K-S
Emily says
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I love the word sagoyme (probably spelled horribly wrong) in Japanese. It’s what you use to express incredulousness…”Wow!” “No way!” and “You’re kidding!” are all expressed with this one phrase. Plus, it’s really fun to say. :)
Fiona says
Grace me!! Piccolo (small in Italian) and Meerschweinchen
(guinea pig in german):)
Jackie says
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For whatever reason I love the word Gracias….I say it all the time and I think it really throws people off, especially at work :o)
Jon says
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Je voudrais le croque monsieur, s’il vous plait.
I want a ham and cheese sandwich please. =)
Colleen says
Grace ME!
I’m Irish, and my favorite is céad mile fáilte (“kad meel-a fall-sha”) in Gaelic this means 100 thousand welcomes. In 39 days I will be in Dublin, and able to use all my Gaelic!
Jaime says
GRACE ME !!! I love the french word pasteque which means watermelon !
Kate M says
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I used to live in Hawaii so “Aloha” and “Mahalo” are still stuck in my brain!
Sara W. says
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When learning Italian, I loved “assolutamente non!” (absolutley not!) It takes practice, but it’s totally fun to say.
AlexisS says
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jodi says
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la ballena azul
just because I love blue whales ;)
Candy says
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One of my favorite words in Spanish is “Dulcinea.” It was my Spanish name in my high school Spanish class meaning “sweet one,” and it was also the name of a fictional character in the story of Don Quixote, whom he called his true love :)
ChristineMarie says
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I love the Italian word for kiss – baccia.
Megan says
Grace me!
And I have two favorites: the first is “mon oeil!” which literally means “my eye” in French but has the idiomatic meaning of “Yeah right!” or “No way!”
And secondly, “les haricots verts” which means green beans. Frankly it just sounds pretty when you say it.
Molly says
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My favorite saying from another language is “”buongiorno, principessa.” It means “Good morning Princess” in Italian and it is from my favorite movie “Life is Beautiful.”
Abbie says
Grace me, please.
I’ve always been fond of “pommes frites,” maybe because it’s the only thing I remember from high school French.
Ashley Lovett says
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“Ferme la bouche!” -French
Such a pleasant sounding way of saying “Shut Up!”
Katie J. says
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Favorite word in Spanish: luciernaga (firefly)
Favorite quote in Spanish: “En la buena vida, la mancha de vino vale mas que el traje.” (In the good life, the wine stain is worth more than the suit.)
I really enjoyed this question. :)
Kacey @ Shes.No.Martha says
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“Mon Petit Chou” is my fav term I learned in HS french class. It is a term of endearment and means “my little cabbage”
Erin says
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When I lived in Canada, I got into the habit of saying “quelle surprise,” in a sarcastic manner, of course!
Holly says
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We are expecting our first in August and I need something to jumpstart the nursery decorating!
Anna says
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Hakuna Matata…I know, it may be a stretch….and considered the language of Disney, but I actually Google searched it and it says it is Swahili and of course it means “no worries”.
susan says
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Emily says
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I’m a big fan of Cest La Vie. Definitely a great moto.
Amy B. says
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Kelcey says
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My favorite phrase is j’adore. :)
Angela says
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My fave word is Ciao!
Austyn says
GRACE ME! “que sera…”
Kari says
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When my cousin & I were in France it was basically a disaster for the first day so we kept saying “C’est une disaste!” for the rest of the trip. It still makes me laugh
Lesley says
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One of my favorite sayings is this one:
“If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything.”
(Author Unknown)
Jennifer P says
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Maria says
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From the movie Life is Beautiful, “Buon giorno principessa!”
Erin says
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I love it when my daughter old says “hola” to anyone she thinks may speak Spanish. At times it can be a little uncomfortable, but it’s hard not to laugh.