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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.
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I took four years of French in high school and my brother & his wife are fluent. However, with all of those french words I randomly know. “Je t’aime” is still my favorite!
Allyson says
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My husband and I always say “Bonsoir” which reminds us of a crazy dining host from a cruise we went on years ago.
Maddie E says
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I speak some Italian and my favorite words are “forbici” (pronounced for-bee-chee and means scissors) and “carciofi” (pronounced car-cho-fee and means artichokes). I don’t know why they are my favorite, but they are so fun to say.
Courtney B. says
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Nina Lee says
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Mary says
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I think anything in another language is beautiful, even anything in ENGLISH with another dialect or accent. I always say I wish I could send my husband to Ireland or England for a couple of years so he could adopt an accent… so sexy.
Her prints are GORGEOUS!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Courtney says
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I studied french in college and would have to say that any of my favorite words or phrases would have to do with food. There is nothing better than strolling the french markets daily for that next meal. Fromage blanc is one of my faves (creamiest and yummiest yogurt ever).
PS….we have been pursuing adoption for over 2 years and were just matched with the sweetest little blessing from China. I would love to get my hands on the art with Chinese characters!
Stephen says
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dónde está el baño
where’s the bathroom in Spanish. I figure it can serve me well in case I ever go South of the border. Gotta be prepared!
Amy says
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I’m really interested in Sign Language…I don’t know much, but I’m working on it! :)
Noreen says
Grace me! My husband and I like “Mon petit _____” (my little) completed with any cute endearment.
Erin says
GRACE ME. My favorite Italian word is gelato…used it several times a day this summer when we went to Italy. Yum!
Amanda says
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I love the french language. .. I think basically every thing sounds better in it. Have to tell someone their breath smells? Say it in french !
Abby says
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“Bula” which is Fijian for hello!
Emily says
GRACE ME! As a musician, I’d have to say that some of my favorite words are “mit aufgerichtetem Schallbecher,” which in a Mahler symphony would mean that you would raise your bell up (as a clarinet player, this is never done in orchestra). Also I just love hearing the names of Italian composer names – both because they are associated with beautiful operas and because the names are just fun. Puccini! Verdi! Donizetti!
Julie says
GRACE ME! Whenever something goes wrong I like to say “Zut Alors” A VERY MILD profanity in French.
Carey says
GRACE ME! The term ‘huevos’ always makes me laugh…
Amy says
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I’m a big hockey fan and I have a thing for Canada’s nation anthem. I love that it’s in two languages.
Randa says
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I love an expression that my mom taught me when I had some tough and life-impacting decisions to make in my late teens / early twenties: “lent pas, mais sur” (which literally means “slow steps but sure”… i.e. slow and steady steps)
Beth says
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I love saying “good afternoon” in Russian. It looks like this, ?????? ???? but sounds like “dobre dien.” I taught english classes in the Ukraine and said it all the time to my students!
julia says
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mandie segura says
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My hubby has this thing with Konnichiwa- not sure why, but it’s been going on for some time now. :)
RSL says
Grace me! Whenever I hear the word “giraffe” in Spanish (pronounced “he-raffa”) I smile :)
melanie says
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we always refer to our cat as gato – or more often than not, loco gato.
Kate says
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Please :)
Amanda says
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Sara says
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je ne sais quoi
Raylan says
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Danke schoen….sounds somewhat like ‘donkey’…which is totally weird, but it makes me giggle every time!
D. Dallas says
Grace me! Mucho Gracias is my fav
Zoe says
Grace me! My favourite phrase at the moment is “Keresyk, bethoh dur” – it’s Cornish and means “Beloved, be bold”. My fiancee is from Cornwall and we just picked up our wedding rings from the jewellers with the phrase engraved inside. As a proud Cornishman he hates it when I say this, but I really love how much Cornish sounds like Elvish from Lord of the Rings!!
Emily A says
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Deryn S says
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I like Ich liebe dich which is I love you in German.
Tiffany says
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My favorite foreign language word is “ennui.” Mostly, I love it due to the Gashlycrumb Tinies: “N is for Neville who died of ennui.”
Amy says
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Terri says
GRACE ME! I have several favorite words or Phrases but when it comes to my children, Love Bug gets brought up a lot :-)
Karrie says
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Erin O. says
Grace Me! We are going to start decorating our first nursery this summer too :o) My favorite “other language” word is “Thank you” in Chinese. I think it is spelled ‘xie xie’ and is pronounced “sheh sheh”. Very fun when you say it really fast!
Jessica at Lavender and Lilies says
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I love “Prego”. I went to Italy thinking it mean “You’re Welcome” but learned that it really means “Don’t Mention It”. Italians said it all of the time and I loved it!
Carol says
Grace Me! per favore
I just love singing in Italian at the top of my lungs, specially L’Appuntamento in the Amore album by Andrea Bocelli.
….Amore fai presto…
Laura M. says
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Daria says
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I personally love american sign language. Sometimes a sign says so much more…
Karen says
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Ciao Bella!
Brittney says
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Mi amore
kate says
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Melissa M. says
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I love the Italian language. When I was Italy I loved hearing the old Italian men saying “Ciao Bella” to all the ladies.
emma says
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Alexis says
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I lived in Hong Kong for a while as a kid and learned a ton of, er, questionable foreign slang at the international school. One of the less offensive and funnier (to me) is “Po kai” which basically means “fall down in the street” in Cantonese and is actually an insult, but for me it has become more literal. I have seven month old twins that are constantly po kai-ing (not in the street though) and I am really clumsy and po kai all the time. Love the po kai.
erin p. says
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my sister and i like to bust out random spanish words, me gusta (i like) or no me gusta, is one of our favorite phrases when shopping, and one of the few phrases that has stuck with us from spanish class.
Lili says
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Well, my husband and I have a secret language that I made up when I was 11. I have shared it with only two other people in my life, one being my best friend at that time, and the second being my husband. We used it in the beginning while we were dating, because we worked together and did not want people to know yet. so we would speak to each other in this other language, and no one would know what we were saying. Now, we use it to talk about adult things when we are with our children, lol. Hopefully that won’t figure it out! All it is is adding an IB before every vowel. like ” Ibi libove yibou”.
Jaime says
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My favorite french word is “J’taime” because it means I love and that is why my mom chose to spell my name like she did. :)
Beth R says
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Muy bien! :)