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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.
Gail says
Grace. Me.
Chez vous.
Mary Beth says
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I am taking a conversational French class and have fallen in love with the word “Enchante” (translates to “Nice to meet you.”). They don’t call French a romance language for nothing!
Liz says
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as a joke, my group of friends says “allons-nous!” instead of “allons-y!” (“let’s go!” in french). we have one friend who is french, and it drives him crazy, so that’s always fun. :D
Kate G. says
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I love “cacahuète” in French… it means peanut! It makes me giggle everytime I hear it, and my first language is French! :)
Ivy says
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I love the word Ciao! I wish I was confident/cool enough to use it on a regualr basis!
denise @ little ant design says
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These prints are adorable – I love the “love lives cozy here”
My husband is fluent in Spanish (thanks to living in Chile for some time) and I was born in raised in Southern California so I know quite a few Spanish terms but my go to one is “dame un beso” (no idea how to spell it) It means give me a kiss. It works wonders with my husband and makes all the locals laugh when we visit Mexico and I tell them it’s the only phrase my husband has taught me.
Erica S says
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Azul (blue in spanish) was always my favorite word to say in elementary school spanish class.
Jamie says
“GRACE ME” My favorite phrase in french is “omelette du fromage” ;)
Courtney says
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I love “contentement passe richesse,” a French proverb that means “happiness is better than riches.”
Mara T. says
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My favorite word is “badiya” which is Hindi for “excellent”. You can’t tell in the transliteration but the d is actually a fun retroflex sound and everytime I say it I have to get extra enthusiastic.
Ashley says
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Alison says
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My favorite foreign phrase is:
Mucho gusto, mi amor
My husband speaks spanish, I however, do not. When he was just my boyfriend I said to him “Mucho gusto, mi amor” – thinking it meant “I like you very much, my love”. It doesn’t – it actually means “Nice to meet you, my love”. Needless to say, he has teased me about that ever since and now we say it often to each other – as our own way of saying “I love you”.
deanna says
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I love to call my daughter ‘mi hija’ (mee-ha). Perhaps one of the only words I remember from 4 years of Spanish class!
Hayley says
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Lapte – it is milk in Romanian. My boyfriend is Romanian and it’s the first word that stuck for me. Perhaps because it reminds me of a cat lapping up milk. :)
Aimee says
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Since high school French class, my mouth has always LOVED the word “chinois.” (Pronounced sheen-wah, but with an almost closed mouth.) It means ‘Chinese’. It just sounds so soft and beautiful.
rachel says
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je t’aime…..i love you in french
Meggan says
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“Mi amore” I love the way it sounds and is one of my favorite things to whisper in my daughter’s ear when she is sleeping.
Emilie says
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It’s silly, but I love french names for fruit, especially “pamplemousse” (grapefruit) and “ananas” (pineapple).
Jessie (Vegan-minded) says
GRACE ME! Such adorable designs!
Mel says
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Ciao Bella!
abby says
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i teach pre-k, and my kids have french 4 x a week. they love to say “boot” in french…..because it is pronounced “butt.” they think it’s the greatest thing ever.
Stormy Smith says
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sally says
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Pamplemousse! (Grapefruit in french… so fun to say!)
Kim K @ 12 Month Marathon says
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When I was living in Italy, my favorite was “dios mio,” because it was the first phrase with which I was able to master the accent. :)
Audrey says
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This doesn’t quite answer your question, but I love the Friends episode where Phoebe tries to teach Joey french and he just speaks in gibberish. Cracks me up!
Amanda says
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I don’t think I have any phrases that qualify for the bonus question!
Julia says
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C’est la vie!
Lauren says
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“auf Wiedersehen!” it’s just fun to say.
rebecca says
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The most important phrase in Mexico: “¿Dónde está el baño?”
Elizabeth says
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My most frequently used foreign language saying–“Yo No Se” (I don’t know, in Spanish)
Danielle says
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“Ou est” is French for “Where is…” When I went to France with a college class, we had a lot of fun saying “Ou est my head?, Ou est my butt?” hehe.
carriegel says
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Courtney says
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a la Dexter’s Laboratory… omelette du fromage!
Stacey says
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Amber says
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ay (I am Canadian, what can I say?)
Megan says
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I like “dolor de cabeza” which i think means headache AND I like the way “toca la guitarra” (play the guitar) rolls off the tongue.
Christine says
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Ciao!
brittney lunsford says
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yo quiero
Amanda H. says
GRACE ME! I’m studying to become a doctor and I’ve always wanted to get “primum non nocere” (first, do no harm) tattooed on some part of me. Nothing says classy, culturally-sensitive and well educated like a latin tattoo, right? :D
Kristan Leger says
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Sally says
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My favorite Spanish phrase from high school was always “tengo un hambre feroz!”- I have a ferocious appetite! I guess that was probably due to the fact that I had Spanish class right before lunch!
Amber says
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Liz says
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My favorite (silly) word is “pamplemousse,” which means grapefruit in French. But I have to agree with my husband, that “papillon” is the best, overall (butterfly, in French).
Nicole says
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I’ve always loved how elephant sounds in French. I had one semester of French in middle school, and that’s the one word I remember from the class!
Rachel says
ok, so languages don’t come real easily for me, so i would say that every word i try and say in a different language comes out funny.
linny says
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i took german in high school & NEVER have a chance to use in daily life, so i love to toss out a word or two whenever a vocab word from the past pops into my head. when i ask my bf to pass the “orangensaft” instead of the OJ, it makes us laugh.
Krystal says
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Favorite phrase in spanish: “Meras palabras son ruido; envuelto en ellas esta el sentido.” (Mere words are noise wrapped in their meaning)
Jessi K. says
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Ciao is my fav word. I always say that instead of bye.
I also say ‘Pas de probleme’ or ‘De rien ‘!!!
jen@odbt says
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“olive juice” is our code for I love you.
Émilie says
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Na zdrowie! It means “Cheers” in Polish or “Santé” in French!