When I was plunged into the world of cancer, my immediate reaction was to find something to hope for. My amazing friend Sara, who fought aggressive lymphoma tumors in her brain and suffered cognitive damage, causing a loss of ability to spell, coined the phrase "Heers to Hope!". No one wanted to tell her the spelling was wrong, and "Heers to Hope!" became the battle cry of many "lymphomaniacs" across the country and around the world. It's a human instinct to grasp for hope in times of trial.
I got to thinking about all the different ways there are to say the word "hope". Here is an incomplete list. I "HOPE" you will comment here with your addition to the list!
- English - hope
- Spanish - esperanza
- French - espoir
- German - hollen
- Italian - speranza
- Dutch - hopen
- Portuguese - esperamos
- Vietnamese - hy vọng
- Ukrainian - сподіваюся
- Danish - håber
- Irish - Tá súil
- Norwegian - håper
- Chinese - 希望
How do you say "hope"?
Spiro-latin
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