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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.
Amy says
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Amy says
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My favorite is the odd language my toddler speaks. There is a word I understand, followed by a few odd “words” and then another I understand at the end. It cracks me up. Otherwise, I have to say Cucina – Italian for kitchen. Mostly because it makes me giggle when I read it out loud and also because my friend has a plaque in her kitchen with that word on it and it’s adorable and makes the room seem so fun to eat in like an Italian restaurant.
Carrie says
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The only thing I remember from my four years of german, Ich liebe dich. I means “I love you in German”. But, pronounced in a German accent sounds like “I want to beat you up.”
Sally says
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For some reason the only phrase of Japanese that has stuck with me since I learnt it at school 15 years ago is this “tore wa doku desu ka?” which means “where is the toilet?” .. a vital question to ask if you’re travelling in Japan!
iana says
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Bon jiorno principesa! means good morning princess and my brother used to tell me that in the mornings.
Ann-Marie (Australia) says
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When in Paris the only French I really knew was “Bonjour”, “fromage” & “baguette”.
My favourite thing to do over there was to walk into a bakery and say “Bonjure”! Then point to a baguette & of course say “baguette”, then say fromage whilst acting out(charades style) me placing cheese on the baguette, they eventually understood what I was asking for. So I basically lived on tasty French cheese on a hot baguettes whilst in Paris and LOVED IT! :)
Hannah says
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Ashley says
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My favorite “quote” in another language is La vita e bella, which means life is beautiful!
Christa says
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I’m not sure I use foreign words in my everyday speech, even after 5 years of French class!
Jen S. says
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I think my favorite is “c’est vrai?” in response to anything unbelievable or surprising.
Elizabeth R. says
GRACE ME! I love the italian saying “che sara sara” it means “what will be will be”.
Christine says
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When learning Spanish in sixth grade, my favorite word to say was “sacapuntas” – the word for pencil sharpener, of all things.
Annie P. says
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tara says
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I’m still trying to learn Spanish. It is an uphill battle. But the favorite phrase in our house is “fin de la semana” – which (if I’ve spelled it right) means end of the week, I think. We do enjoy saying it though. Not sure why.
Parks says
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Kelsi says
GRACE ME…por favor!
Kelli says
GRACE ME PLEASE!!!!!!!
These signs are the cutest! I was a Spanish major in college and I always use this “must have” funny phrase when people ask me if I speak Spanish….
“Los monos en mis pantalones estan en fuego!!!!!”
Translation: The monkeys in my pants are on fire :)
Cassi says
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I love telling my son, “Te amo, mi hijo.”
Ann-Marie says
GRACE ME Please :)
When in Paris the only French I really knew was “Bonjour”, “fromage” & “baguette”.
My favourite thing to do over there was to walk into a bakery and say “Bonjure”! Then point to a baguette & of course say “baguette”, then say fromage whilst acting out(charades style) me placing cheese on the baguette, they eventually understood what I was asking for. So I basically lived on tasty French cheese on a hot baguettes whilst in Paris and LOVED IT! :)
Katie says
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My favourite phrase from another language is ??? ?????’????? ??, which is Hebrew for ‘I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. I have no idea how to pronounce it – I just think it’s beautiful.
Candice Matthews says
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Even though my sis and I are half American (and definitely look it) Our puerto rican mother has raised us calling our aunts by ti-ti. Aunt in Spanish
Jill says
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Dinosario – Thanks to my three-year-old.
Danielle says
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CARPE DIEM- Latin for seize the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future; or seize the day.
I try to live my life this way, enjoy every little thing/moment. Life passes you by if you do not embrace the good with the bad!
Megan says
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When husband and I were dating in high school, I decided to look up another way to say “I love you” and it has stuck with us for ten years. “Me do wo.” I think it is Ghanian.
Michelle Slonaker says
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I grew up hearing this phrase Saturday mornings at my grandparents…Das Frühstück ist fertig…its always been one of my favorites! It means “Your breakfast is ready” in German.
Mandy says
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bienvenido is my favorite Spanish word! I love that it means welcome and it is such a cool word to look at
Miranda says
Grace me! Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! I live in Mobile, AL, home of Mardi Gras in the United States. We hear this French saying a lot around here during this time. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday–Happy Mardi Gras!
Jen says
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Michelle Kersey says
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“pourquoi pas” is my favorite French phrase… It means “WHY NOT?!” I am part French (My mom is French and dad is American) So, I have learned quite a few words and saying… I just love the meaning behind it… Why not? :)
Liesal says
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Alstublieft: Please in Dutch. It’s one of the few words that I know, but I love how it just rolls off the tounge. :)
Emily says
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Grazie! It is much more interesting than “thank you!”
Kelly says
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I have this phrase all over my house, office, hidden in all places. In latin it is: Audaces fortuna iuvat and it means: Fortune favors the bold. Just love it!
Christy Q says
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Carpe Diem has to be one of my favorites… thanks for the chance to enter!
Miranda says
Grace me! Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! I live in Mobile, AL, home of the original Mardi Gras in the United States. We hear this phrase a lot during this time around here. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday–Happy Mardi Gras!
Lisa says
I have no idea how to spell it correctly, but in Neapolitan dialect the word “schunitze” describes a troublemaking youth, usually with a shaved head (skinheads, I guess?). My Neapolitan father in law calls my four year old (who has a buzz cut) this, usually with a scissor-clipping motion at the back of the head. They yell it at each other and smack the back of each other’s head, finding great hilarity in this.
Michelle says
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Since my name is Michelle I love the French words in the Beatle’s song “Michelle.” Especially ma belle (my beauty).
Karolina says
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Kari says
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“Uff-da!” It’s a Norwegian exclamation that means “drats” or “oops.” My family has used “Uff-da” ever since I can remember and for whatever reason, I love it!
Cynthia says
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Gracias :)
Katie says
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bebe – baby in French!
Amber says
Grace Me! I learned that popcorn in french was “mais souffle” when I was in grade school and thought it was the best word ever… until I moved in a with a quebecois girl and she claims they just say “le popcorn”.. so disappointing!
Bethany says
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My favorite foreign word: Bella. Meaning beautiful. Its also my daughters name.
nicky says
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my heritage is norwegian and we have an expression “uf da!” that we use to constantly. if something stinks, if you just hiked up a mountain, if you just ate a huge cupcake. it pretty much applies to most situations.
Dana says
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My favorite foreign word is ‘le hubelot’ French for the airplane window. I love that it is such a specific word, and that it is so akward to say, unlike the rest of the French language, and also that it does not follow the ‘rule’ of requiring an apostrophe and dropping the e in le. Kind of a quirky word, i love quirky stuff.
Ashley says
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A 94 year old woman I work for taught me how to sing a few songs in Lithuanian along with the basics of ‘good morning/evening… It makes her happy to hear a few words in her native language.
Lauren says
Grace me! One of my fave Spanish words: “sacapuntas” which means “pencil sharpener.” Recently found your guys’ blog: LOVE IT.
Elizabeth says
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No Mas! – I’m an art teacher in a mostly hispanic school. This saying goes a very long way.
rena stefanidou says
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Lena says
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Mi amore – or anything else in Italian for that matter!
Sydney says
grace me! my husband loves the sound of german, we’re thinking of taking a german class together!