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German slang
Das ist mir nur Bahnhof...

Literally it means something like, "all I could understand was Bahnhof". Bahnhof (train station) is usually one of the first few things people learn in German. So that expression is an alternative way of saying that you don't understand something that was said or implied.

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Kingsley
Aduaka
February 25, 2018

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Re:German slang
Maybe it is a bit late but the expression is: Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
And it is said, because standing on a platform and a train is coming you don't really understand a word.

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Potterfan
May 4, 2018

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