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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.
Lisa in Seattle says
GRACE ME!
I love “Ciao” as spoken by Eddie Izzard, because it always makes me think of the Pope on a Vespa.
Allison says
Grace me!
Jessica says
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Devotissimo suoi – Italian for “Yours truly”
Joel says
Grace me… I took Latin in high school but don’t remember much of it at all. “Veni, vidi, vici” does stick out, though, which means “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Amanda says
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I love the phrase UBUNTU which in South Africa means: I am who I am because of who you are.
Sara Schroeder says
Grace me! This is a “comptine” from France that I like to use when I’m about to say something I might regret:
Je vais bien
Tout vas bien
Je suis gai
Tout me plait
Amy V says
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In high school we had to take atleast 3 years worth of foreign language classes. I chose German, not because I was interested in the language or culture, but because that is what most of my friends signed up for! Duh! :) Little did I know, that I would end up loving the class for much more than the social scene.
My favorite german phrase is: Ich Liebe Dich.. I love you!
SarahA says
Merci! or Bon. I love how bon sounds like it punctuates itself.
Aaron says
In the immortal words of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz:
As they say in Mexico, “Dasvidaniya!” Down there, that’s two vidaniyas.
Lauren says
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Etoiles – stars.
CatherineW says
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For some reason, I never want to say “excuse me” when I’m trying to maneuver around strangers in tight spaces; the Italian “scusi” is more efficient.
Ellie says
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My favorite French word is pamplemousse!
Jessicah says
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I love the French word “chouette” (owl) and the Spanish word “sacapuntas” which sadly only means pencil-sharpener, but sounds much more sinister if you hiss it at someone!
BG says
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Stacey says
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I think the Spanish word for library sounds cool : biblioteca. :)
Dani says
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I studied Latin in high school and by far, my favorite word was “sportula” – meaning “small giftbasket.” It always made me smile that a language like Latin, with a dozen different words meaning “to kill,” had a word like sportula.
RA says
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Linda says
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chinese: tian xia—everything below the sky
Shantuck says
Grace me with the French days of the week poster! I love it. My favorite French phrase is “comme si, comme ca” which means “everything is fine” in English.
Kristen says
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Back in the day, when my husband and I had started dating, I gave him a ring that said “AMORE” on it. A year later he gave me a ring that said “BELLE”. Who can resist romantic languages like Italian and French?
Kimberly L. says
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Jennifer says
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Bijou – jewel in French and the name of my first dog growing up, an Airedale Terrier, what a sweetie, what a jewel!
YouCanCallMePeaches says
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I think ‘I love you’ in Spanish is pretty, te amo.
Shaye C. says
Grace me!
peanut in Spanish – cacahuente! :)
Allyn says
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After years and years of french classes, the thing I remember most is quelle vache, which is slang for what an ass.
I’m sure my parents would be thrilled to know that their tuition money went to such good use.
Kristin K says
GRACE ME!
My favorite latin phrase is “Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” It is part of a church chant/hymn and means “Where charity and love are, God is there.”
Michelle Grace says
Grace Me! And I am. “Grace” is my middle name!
I love the phrase “mahal kita.” It’s “I love you” in Tagalog, a Filipino language.
Jennie says
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My favorite word is Greek…fistiki = it means pistachio and it makes me giggle :) I loved the pistachio ice cream over there so I used this word many times.
busygirl says
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I’m a HUGE fan of Grace Hester Designs – I just got a birth announcement and it was fabulous!!!!
My fiance always says that I’m in an ‘ood-may’ instead of ‘mood’ – for some reason it always makes me giggle.
Dana says
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Nina, Spanish for little girl. My grandfather used to call me that and I always think of him when I hear it.
Christine says
VERITAS and AEQUITAS.
Three reasons. . .
1. I like the meaning which is truth & justice.
2. I love the movie Boondock Saints
3. I have a friend with a similar tatto as the saints and I love how it looks.
Kathryn says
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Meredith says
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My favorite saying is in German and always gives me a good laugh. I went to Germany with my high school exchange program, one of those trips filled with goofy boys and eye-opening experiences… It seemed like every single bus we saw while we were there had the phrase “Gute Fahrt!” painted on the side. Of course high school boys can always be counted on to pose for pictures with any “dirty” words they find, even though we all knew this phrase, loosely translated, meant nothing more than “Have a great trip!”
Christa says
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My favorite foreign phrase is in Hebrew: l’olam va’ed – directly translated, it means the entire world. But in biblical prayer, forever and ever, to describe G-d. I just love the concept of world and forever being encompassed together
Jenn says
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“Viva la vida” = “Long Live Life”
Kristen says
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Gelato – sister of my favorite food, ice cream. :-)
Stacy C. says
Grace Me, please :-)
My fav word is Italian… principessa! It’s fun to say with much exuberance.
Shauna says
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My favorite from high school French class was pamplemousse (grapefruit) not because it was pretty..just because it sounds funny.
Tiffany A. says
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My favorite word in another language is how you say Thank you in sign language! You put your hand to your chin and then move hand down towards your stomach. I am teaching sign language to a child and I love when she does this, its so sweet and genuine!
Sarah B says
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Hakuna matata has been one of my favorite phrases since I first saw the Lion King (many years ago)!
kent says
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Kristin says
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Je t’aime. So pretty and simple!
Sara says
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I like Como se dice! When I ask how to say something, this phrase shows that I am at least trying to speak spanish!
Lori H says
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I speak Spanish, but my current favorite phrase comes from a visit with some friends who had an Italian teenager staying with them. She would greet us in the morning with “Ciao Bella” and it was so beautiful to hear!
Tara says
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Hum, good question. I do speak French fluently, so there is a lot of expression I use in ever day language. I suppose the one I use the most is “Franchement”, which loosely translates to “come on now”. It’s just so nice to sum up one feeling in one word!
Ally says
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Raven M says
My favorite foreign words are the Mandarin words for father and mother. Mama (spoken a little differently in the tones) and Baba.
I can’t wait to hear those from our future daughter one day! (We are in the process of adopting internationally).
Holly H says
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Definite favourite is “Schatje” means baby/honey/sweetie (or any other term of endearment) in Dutch/Flemish.
Kelly says
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My favorite sound is “poffertjes” … name of a Dutch desert!
Amanda says
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One of my favorite sayings has always been “Carpe diem”!