Comments on: An Introduction To Kobun (Classical Japanese) And How To Read It http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 08:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Brin http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/comment-page-1/#comment-299564 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=37766#comment-299564 Yeah, I figured. Somehow I still remember the preamble to the Constitution though thanks to School House Rock in middle school – I have to sing it though, haha.

Yeah, I had the same with Russian dialogues – I don’t remember much Russian but I can still recall some of the phrases that were drilled into my head, inflection and all.

]]> By: Larry Cooper http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/comment-page-1/#comment-299559 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=37766#comment-299559 Note that I said “tried.” I’m really bad at memorization. My Japanese teachers made us memorize dialogues before we even knew what the words meant. I didn’t like it, but I guess it worked.

]]> By: Brin http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/comment-page-1/#comment-299558 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=37766#comment-299558 Do you remember any of it? That would be pretty cool, but also kind of useless.

]]> By: Larry Cooper http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/comment-page-1/#comment-299556 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=37766#comment-299556 I once had a teacher who tried to make us memorize Beowulf in the original language.

]]> By: Brin http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/comment-page-1/#comment-299553 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=37766#comment-299553 I’m not really familiar with linguistic terms, but it would be interesting! I’ll have to give it a search, thank you!

]]> By: Brin http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/12/an-introduction-to-kobun-classical-japanese-and-how-to-read-it/comment-page-1/#comment-299552 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=37766#comment-299552 Well I do have interest in that – I was an English major and I love history – but considering the time involved I’d rather learn languages like Japanese that I can use with real people.

But when I was in middle and high school I may have been a total nerd and tried to teach myself everything from Latin to Viking ruins (thanks, Tolkien).

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