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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.
Joanna says
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I learned a few phrases in Mongolian when I was there for a summer and my favorite was bi chamd hairtai – I love you.
Nicole says
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I love the phrase je m’inquiète in French – It means I’m worried, but literally it means I worry myself. I love it because it reminds me that I can choose whether to react to a situation with stress and worry or a calm, zen, cool-headedness. :-D
Nancy X says
GRACE ME! That bunny print in Chinese is soooo cute!
I speak Chinese, and one of my favorite idioms is “man zai er gui”, which basically means “returning from a fruitful trip”. As in, this is what I say to myself coming home every time I go shopping and get something amazing!
Jennifer Egen says
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Elise says
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I use “gracias” often instead of Thank-you. It is one of the few spanish words that I know- besides taco! Also, I lived in London for awhile and loved how they call everyone “mate” instead of friend.
[email protected] says
Grace me! “Carpe diem” is my favorite latin expression.
Sunny says
Grace me! I spent many a day as a kid watching Hogan’s Heroes with my grandpa… and got a big kick out of saying “Danke!” instead of “Thank you!” to everyone… I still find myself in the habit of saying Danke to people at work. :)
Megan A. says
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My friends and I always say Gracias and then the other answers de nata for you’re welcome or it’s nothing … its a good inside joke!
Tanya says
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I love the french word for butterfly – Papillon…Although my favorite words to use while I was studying in France were eclaire, pain au chocolat and croissant. :)
Kerry says
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I have a tendency of saying “lo siento” instead of “sorry.”
Shannon says
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I love the french phrase “mon petit chou”. It means my little cabbage, but it’s a term of affection!
Natalie says
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One of my favorite phrases is besame (kiss me, in spanish)
mere... says
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i’m going to have to say bruschetta, haha… i love this appetizer!
Misty says
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On our 3rd anniversary when we were dating my husband filled up an entire note book with “Love” written in every language!
Rebekah says
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My favorite is a toss-up between “Je t’aime” and “bloody.” Both are so expressive in such different ways ;)
Amanda says
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I tend to say thank you a lot – Who doesn’t like to be thanked? I spice it up by throwing in a “merci” or a “muchas gracias” or a “obrigado” every now and again.
Amy Davis says
Grace Me! “Ich liebe dich” or I love you in German is one of my favorite sayings. I love the way it sounds :)
Katie S. says
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Lorraine says
Grace Me! I love “Dame un beso. Dame un beso. Ay damelo, por favor. Si Senor….Cha Cha Cha!” It is a song which means “Give me a kiss. Give me a kiss. Oh give me one, please. Yes, Senor!”
christy says
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la calabaza !!
Sara H says
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Je t’aime or dos cervacas por favor!
Dana Beth says
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i have always loved “mon petit chou” which is a term of endearment that literally translates as “my little cabbage”
Kelly says
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bonne noël has always been my favorite non-english phrase, it just sounds so delicate and happy =)
sara @ it's good to be queen says
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I’ve never traveled abroad (tear) but I did take spanish in high school . . .of which I’ve forgotten 98.7%. One handy word I do remember is Vamanos (let’s go!)! Which I say often to my 3 boys when it’s time to go somewhere.
mmclaughlin says
Grace Me! I always say “Andiamo” which means “Let’s go” in Italian.
Mary says
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My favorite Spanish phrase is..
Tienes mi corazón para siempre.
Or more “cheesey”..
Tengo queso en mis pantalones.
=]
Amy says
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I love the word “ciao” in Italian because it can mean both hello and goodbye.
J says
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I spent a week in Budapest, Hungary last May and the only Hungarian words I remember are “kávé” (coffee) and “köszönöm” (thank you). Köszönöm was my favorite because it is pronounced like “kiss a gnome.”
Side note: Hungarian is a really, really difficult language!!! There’s only four cognates (words that remotely look like English) and coffee is one of them :)
julie wigal says
“GRACE ME”—- OK–so it’s the only french phrase I remember saying — je joue au basket– I play basketball, neither cute or romantic:)
melissa says
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I love to respond to a nice gesture with a very dramatic, “Merci. Merci Beacoups.” It is hysterical & passionate at the same time.
katrina says
no pasa nada – spanish for no worries :)
Angela O. says
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Melissa says
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Amy @ Renovation Innovation says
GRACE ME! Being Englisg and teaching in American universities, I love saying ‘bollocks’ when something goes wrong. It’s a mild curse word in the UK, but no-one knows what I’m saying here in the US.
Karlee Henski says
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“No comprende” was one my husband and I used a lot on a recent trip to Mexico. The locals must have thought we looked mexican and kept trying to talk to us!:)
jenn says
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bon appetit!
Andrea S. says
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Gotta love “bambino.” I’m Swiss by heritage, but German just doesn’t seem to compare to Italian!
Amanda says
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For fifteen years I closed every conversation with my German-speaking grandfather with “Ich liebe dich” – I love you.
Christy says
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michelle says
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I like to use the french saying “bon bon” when i refer to sweets. I believe that is how you say candy in french.
Erin says
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Favorite random, but fun sounding Spanish phrase: “ombligo de hipopotamo,” which means belly button of a hippo :)
Cara says
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mi amor :)
Alicia S says
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My favorite phrase is “Puedo ir el bano” Which I believe is May I go to the bathroom? in Spanish. This is the only phrase I remember from 2 years of Spanish in HS because I always used the excuse of having to use the restroom to avoid being in class!! :P
rachel says
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I love conjugating latin verbs….. “to love” is amo, amas, amat, amamus, amatis, amant”
Ris says
Grace me! My guy and I call each other petite amie (little friend) because that’s the term of endearment for boy/girlfriend in French. We’re big francophiles and a poster of a French phrase would be right at home with us!
Amanda says
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C’est la vie…. or maybe “Besos”… so many to choose from that are meaningful to me.
Great work over at Grace Hester- I hope to purchase a print for a friend in the very near future!
Luke Mutschler says
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Te Amo (I love you!).
COLLEEN says
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I love (from the movie, Life is Beautiful) Bonjourno Principasa! (I don’t know how to spell it, just how to say it).
Abby in Ohio says
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My husband (who is Italian) and I like to send texts to each other that say “Tu amo” — I love you.
Cassie says
Touche!