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Ich verstehe nur bahnhof
My favorite phrase in German, it literally translates to “I only understand train station” Colloquially this means “It makes no sense” or the old “It’s all Greek to me.” The idea of bahnhof/train station essentially = chaos. Personally, I like to read/think of the phrase as “I only understand chaos.”
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posted : Monday, November 2nd, 2009
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Great explanation! And a great sentence to use “Ich...Bahnhof” ( -> It’s
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