Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "lingonberry":
Lingon 🇸🇪
Tyttebær 🇳🇴 🇩🇰

“Ze lingonberry pancakes.” — The Nihilist in The Big Lebowski

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "fog":
Dimma 🇸🇪
Tåke 🇳🇴
Tåge 🇩🇰

“This fog is as thick as… Jellied brains!” — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Come join us for a wonderful talk this Wednesday!

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "vacation":
Semester 🇸🇪
Ferie 🇳🇴 🇩🇰

“At the beach, time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted.” — T.S. Eliot

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "sausage/hot dog":
Korv 🇸🇪
Pølse 🇳🇴 🇩🇰

“Laws are like sausages. It is best not to see them being made.” — allegedly Bismarck (but probably not…)

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "Donald Duck":
Kalle Anka 🇸🇪
Donald Duck 🇳🇴
Anders And 🇩🇰

“Aw, phooey!” — Donald Duck

Join Germanic Studies on the main plaza for information about our degree programs and ALL the languages we teach. We'll be there until 2 p.m. this afternoon! See you soon!

Interested in German? Register for next fall! Meet your language requirement while satisfying your curiosity. We have two introductory courses: GER 506 and accelerated GER 604. We look forward to seeing you there! Bis dann!

CfP for GSA 2025 (Sept. 25–28 2025, Arlington, VA) Panel: "Current Digital Research in German Studies" (deadline 03/12/2015) - Please consider submitting! https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HWPkLlC0Pbibv8

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "spring":
Vår 🇸🇪 🇳🇴
Forår 🇩🇰

“Spring is nature's way of saying: Let's party!” — Robin Williams

SCANDI WORD OF THE WEEK "boy":
Pojke 🇸🇪
Gutt 🇳🇴
Dreng 🇩🇰

“Of all the animals, the boy is most unmanageable.” — Plato

Come join us for our events throughout this semester! We have tons of exciting opportunities for you to get involved regardless of whether you're learning German or one of our Scandinavian Languages. We're excited to see you there!