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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.
krissy says
Grace me!
ciao!
Raquel says
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Murcielago means bat in Spanish, but is a much prettier sounding word. It’s also got all five vowels. Cool word all round.
lydia says
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My favorite French phrase is “zut alors!” (zoot alore) which basically means “damn it!” But doesn’t it sound so much nicer? :)
Christy says
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Bienvenue sounded so wonderful during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Andrea says
It is silly but my kids and call “foo” on each other. Its like when they are trying to be silly and tell me something that isn’t true about their day. Its a great way to spend the drive home from school, figuring out what event to call “foo” on. Its pretty funny what they think up.
Amelia says
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“Ti amo” – I’m Italian-American and there’s just something even that much more special when I hear that form of “I love you.”
Erika Machamer says
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I love the Italian word I learned from Eat, Pray, Love: attraversiamo (let’s cross over.)
I also remember a very important word I learned in high school German: der Molch. Yeah, cuz knowing how to say newt/salamander is going to come in very handy on my European travels.
kristy says
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hola!
Janelle says
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I really like this silly Danish tongue twister that starts something like “flip flam flueballer…” (which I’m sure I absolutely massacured the spelling of). Not sure what it means, but it makes me laugh.
Jen says
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Donde esta el cuarto de bano………..where is the bathroom, in Spanish. My 8th grade teacher would be so proud, it’s all I remember :)
Michelle H. says
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I’m terrible with languages but “no se” is still in use despite not being in Spanish for years. Maybe “don’t know” is an appropriate phrase to know.
Jenna says
Grace Me…. Prost! (Cheers in German)
Shiri says
GRACE ME!!!
Oy vey!!!
Michelle F says
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I love when my 4 year old says “Gracias”. He doesn’t speak any other spanish, but he loves saying this word and he uses it correctly! It’s super cute.
Blair says
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Some of my family members have French ancestry, so I learned a few phrases as a young child. “Le fromage est sur mon nez” was always a favorite – Translation: The cheese is up my nose.
Brandi says
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How adorable!
I’m terrible with languages but I love Aloha because it has two meanings and it sounds sassy when you say it….Aloha!
heather s. says
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Hola!
Hilary says
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Sa-wa-dee-ka – Thai for hello (that’s not really how you spell it) because we honeymooned in Thailand and the people are so sweet when Westerners attempt to speak their language.
Cheryl says
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“Tengo un gato en mis pantalones.” (I have a cat in my pants)…I don’t know why, but that was the very first thing we learned to say in my high school spanish class.
Oonafey @ Little Pink Houses says
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I always thought Verboten was a fun word to say, it means forbidden in German.
c. says
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My mom and grandma are German and I lived there for a few years as a kid (and spoke the language). I’d have to say my favorite word is Heimat, which simply means home, but also has a rich history and philosophy of meaning…
Melissa says
GRACE ME!
? Arriba, up!
Abajo, down! ?
I learned watching Dora with my daughter and the song is stuck in my head constantly :) lol
Danielle Brooke says
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A line I will always remember from my french class in middle school “Je suis ananas” which our teacher taught us as “I would like pineapple”. I found out years later it actually translates “I AM a pineapple” LOL
Lemon says
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I’m here in Greece at the moment and I can’t get how the letters match up with the words and how it matches up with what’s being said. Very difficult, lol.
Kirsten says
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C’est la vie!
cindy says
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la curita — means bandaid in spanish. it sounds cute and funny though :)
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helen says
Grace me you have a lovely store my fingers are crossed I’d love to win.Thanks Helen
Kim C. says
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Grace says
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“Basta!” comes in helpful after the two kids cease to listen to “stop” and “enough”
Jonathan says
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Leah says
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It’s silly, but I love to say “je suis le petit fromage” in french. Which really just means “I am the little cheese”.
Shannon says
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Mon Petit Chou Chou
(my little cabbage – french term of endearment)
i had a good friend from Martinique who spoke french by default and i also worked with another fellow from a french-speaking African country (my memory fails me). one day, i asked the fellow i worked with what a really cutsie french expression and he taught me that. the next time i was hanging out with my Martinique friend, i dropped that casually to him… (he knew i knew 0% french). His expression was priceless!
Jen G. says
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Guten Tag I just love to say this.
Nicole-Lynn says
Grace me! :)
My favorite word in French is l’amour (love) ;)
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Alejandra says
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I just moved to Argentina and I love how my little one year old learned to say “CIAO!” everytime he leaves the room.
zzipper says
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allez! Go in French is used on my dogs to release them from a hold
Lara says
Grace me, please!
I lived for 6 months in Azores (Portugal) and I loved to say ‘Não faz mal’, which roughly translates to ‘Don’t worry, it’s ok’
I love the safari animals of Grace Hester Designs. They’d look so cute in my nephew’s room!
Patricia says
Grace Me.
Kirbey Broome says
Grace me! “Mon cheri” Love the way it sounds, but had to goodle what it means!
Julia says
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Don’t have a favourite Italian term, but my boyfriend is enamoured of David Tennant’s Doctor Who, and his phrase Allons-y!
Nicole RJ says
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I love the word “dép” and drive my hubs crazy with it whenever we’re in Quebec. Short form for dépaneur, it’s so much more fun to say than corner store!
Erin says
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Anything my 4-year-old says in Spanish. Gotta love that Dora!
April Hickman says
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I love the Italian word when toasting to dinner or a great meal – SALUTE!
So cheers!
Heidi says
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“Capish!” Because it sounds neat and I used it quite a bit.
Izzy says
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I love to say esperanza… It’s hope in Spanish. I just like the way it sounds… I’m from Croatia and I my language sound funny to a lot of people!
KVB says
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Merci!
Stephanie says
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“Via con Dios.” t just makes me smile. What better reason do you need?
laura says
GRACE ME please!
“claro que si.” spent some weeks in BA, Arg with my cousins just traveling around and we got so tickled at hearing the locals use this phrase to answer/ask/tell anything! suffice to say it’s a common phrase at family christmases between the cousins now :)
Jade says
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“Dios Amas Atolos Mucho’
Shannon says
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Via Con Dios (Go with God) is a phrase I loved to hear while traveling in Mexico.