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How to Say ‘The train station’ in German

Der Bahnhof

dair BAHN-hohf

[dair BAHN-hohf]

💬 Usage Tip: The final f of Bahn and hof belong to separate words: it's Bahn "railway" plus Hof "yard", said (BAHN-hohf). The h in Bahn is silent and just stretches the vowel.

Phrase Breakdown

Der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Bahnhof

[BAHN-hohf]

train station

Masculine noun for a railway station, from 'Bahn' (railway) + 'Hof' (yard).

Example

Der Bahnhof ist im Zentrum.

The train station is in the center.

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