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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.
Mari says
Grace Me!!
sarah says
cerveza por la cabeza! some guy was selling beers in central park…. beer for your mind/head? I guess I’ve had too much!
Brianne says
GRACE ME!!
No Bueno (no good). I say it way too often because it rolls off the tongue so easily :)
young c-m says
Grace Me – My husband love saying “Sa-rang hae” which translates into “I love you” in Korean, my first language.
Katherine says
GRACE ME!!
Hmm…I like to say “Bonjourno!”
Anna H. says
Grace me! My favorite phrase is “otra cosa mariposa.” My high school Spanish teacher said it all the time! Love it!
Ali B. says
GRACE ME!
I never learned french but my friend taught me to say “Je suis l’ananas” meaning “I am a pineapple”.
Amy Michelle says
Grace Me!
S’il vous plaît is my favourite! So polite and sweet sounding…but je t’aime is a close second as it’s always wonderful to hear!
Retta says
GRACE ME!
I took French and used to always call my brother a “l’arrete autobus” when he was bugging me. It means “bus stop,” but when you’re in middle school, saying anything in French makes you feel sophisticated and superior to your little bro!
Rebeca Santos says
“GRACE ME”
I’m originally from Brazil but have been living in the US for quite some time,and I am absolutely addicted to your blog. One funny expression in Portuguese is “Lavar à égua” ir means to enjoy yourself.
Literally it means “wash the female horse”,
During the gold boom, when horses were used to haul the gold out of the mines; the gold dust would get all over the horse, so the miners would “wash” the horse off to get the gold when they left the mine.
Ionica says
Grace me!
I am Dutch, so my fun things to say in a foreign include “cheers” and “are you kidding me?”. But I am most proud of the one Russian sentence I know (not sure how to spell it): Kjak tjepja savout Ionica (my name is Ionica).
Ibu says
Grace me with this giveaway.
Ciao Bella!
Megan says
Grace Me. My favorite word at the moment is Mali which is pronounced Ma Lee and it means Jasmine in Thai. They are thinking of naming a new baby elephant in Australia that at the moment.
Jen says
GRACE ME! Please :)
My favourite Japanese word is ????? (toriaezu) which means “at first.” The meaning isn’t exciting, but how many words include all the vowels? It’s fun to say.
Haley says
grace me>>>
Onomatopoeia!!! This word always cracked me up in english class.
Laurie says
GRACE ME!
Our family favourite foreign word – neichshita (German; I have NO idea how to spell it) but it means “without clothing” and we used it when our kids were much younger and getting dressed after a bath!
Julia S. says
Grace me!
One of my favourite german expressions is “Küchenfee”, which means that a someone is literally able to perfom magic in the kitchen and whips up the best food.
Margie says
Grace Me!
Veni, Vidi, Vici. Latin phrase for I came, I saw, I conquered.
Susan says
Grace me!
My Dad hung this sign in our family business (roller skating rink) and it was really funny listening to the kids try to pronounce it… Kwitcherbelliachin…I guess it means stop complaining…don’t sweat the small stuff, have fun!
Sarah says
grace me! ciao ciao
Erin says
GRACE ME!
Still in the spirit of Valentine’s Day – Je t’aime! Sounds so elegant to say “I love you” in French.
Sarah says
Grace Me!
My favorite Spanish word is mochila, which means “backpack.” So silly, but its fun to roll off your tongue!
Judi B says
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El burro sabe mas que tu. The first complete sentence that I learned in Spanish class and was written on the blackboard by my teacher. Translation: A donkey is smarter than you.
Celise says
GRACE ME! At this favorite italian restaurant, this waiter would say “prego” everytime we placed our order or asked for a refill… anything! He’d say “prego” so I thought that was cute. It’s italian but not sure what it means.
Jess says
GRACE ME
Otro mundo es posible
It means “another world is possible” in Spanish. Reminds me that anything is possible and that change can happen.
Michele says
GRACE ME and mi dushi. My husband learned this expression on our honeymoon in Aruba. It means my sweetheart. I love it when he calls me that. It reminds me of our great time there. It’s nice to have a reminder of that when we are both caught up with work and taking care of our 2 and a half year old (who is grabbing me from the computer as i type).
Alli says
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Love the French word “pamplemousse” – it means grapefruit and sounds so.. funny!
brooke says
GRACE ME!!!
Ben says
GRACE ME and Carpe diem
Sarah says
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De nada. ;)
Jenny says
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I wish I knew something in french – my husband has been begging for years.
Amy says
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Croquembouche. Fun to say, fun to eat.
jessica says
grace me! “andiamo” is fun to say — it’s italian for “let’s go!”
Rachael says
Grace Me!
I love saying Bon Appeite… not that I sound italian when I say it or anything, it still makes me smile!
Rose says
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Mis frases favoritos son en espanol, por cierto, pero no se cual frase esta mejor. Me gusta el idioma mucho!!
In Italian, I like the word “schifa” (not sure if I spelled it correctly) which translates to “disgusting.”
Rose says
Okay, also blancmange. That is the best word. It’s pronounced like “blah-mahnge” and I can’t help but think of Monty Python whenever I think about it.
Steph says
Grace Me!
As a southern Louisiana girl, I’m gonna go with a little something extra and go with “lagniappe.”-An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. And what better gift is a new baby! Congratulations to the adorable couple!
Lagniappe derives from New World Spanish la ñapa, “the gift,” and ultimately from Quechua yapay, “to give more.” The word came into the rich Creole dialect mixture of New Orleans and there acquired a French spelling. It is still used in the Gulf states, especially southern Louisiana, to denote a little bonus that a friendly shopkeeper might add to a purchase. By extension, it may mean “an extra or unexpected gift or benefit.”
Laura H says
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Buenas dias, mi amor! I can wake up wishing we are on a beach in Mexico every morning, right?
Vanessa F says
Grace Me!!!
Julie says
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I grew up in Bolivia, South America, so I have a load of fun words and phrases…but the ones I use most with my kids are
Waska….which means spanking
and
Wacala…which means nasty.
I love telling them they are being wacala and do they want a waska. LOL
Ashlie says
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megan @ a life's design says
Grace Me…merci!
Stacie Sale says
Grace Me! – Je m’apelle…
Katie C says
Grace Me!
PROST! (“Cheers!” or “Drink!” in German)
Teresa says
GRACE ME
Amor!
Erica says
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When i was taking french in high school, my friends and I would make up little sayings to each other … like,
Je t’aime, ma petite pois. (I love you, my little pea)
and stuff like that. Because we were dorks :)
lazysmurf says
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My favorite thing to say, although I don’t know how to spell is Odovno nisam la videla I learned how to say it when visitng family in Serbia and Croatia from a language tape, it was the one phrase that I was really good at! It means Its been a long time since I saw you last.
Eric Badger says
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uhck tee…is russian for “look at you.” It was one of my favorite things to hear in Russia.
ps. the u in uhck is pronounced as if you just got slugged in the gut :)
s lee says
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I like the saying “faux pas”!
Stickyheels says
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…and I think my favorite phrase would be “prego” …which (loosely) translates in Italian to “you’re welcome”. It just feels nice say :)