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popular type of meat. As per the Arabic culinary culture and

lifestyle, guests are always offered snacks, tea or coffee, and
refusing these offers is considered rude since they present

their friendship and respect together with these. In the Arabic
culture, it is more appropriate for you to pick up anything you

are served with your right hand.

Constructive criticism can be viewed as insulting, and caution 7-What are Arabic Dishes?
should be exercised in this regard. Arabian women’s style of

dressing necessitates them to cover their heads to show their
respects even if they wear western costumes. The place of

woman in the Arabic society is so valuable that a man has to
stand up when a woman enters the room. However, despite

the respect shown and the distance kept from women in the
Arabic culture, women cannot benefit from many rights that

men have in society.
The family is at the heart of honor, devotion and reputation. In

the Arabic and Islamic culture, men are the head of the family.
You need to shake the hands of men you do business with,

but be careful about not squeezing too tightly. It is important
to build respect and trust before you start doing business with Although Arabic food culture and Arabic cuisine are

Arabs. named differently across regions and countries, they are ba-
sically similar. Arabic dishes generally include plenty of spic-

5- Which Days are the Holidays in Arabic Countries? es and mutton, and dough foods are very common. To find
Life and holidays are also under the influence of Islam out more about the Arabic cuisine, you can compare the rec-

in Arabic countries. The Arabic calendar is a lunar calendar in ipes of the region you will visit with recipes in other regions.
which one year consists of 12 months, and 353 or 354 days.

The holy day for Muslims is Friday. Although the holidays of 8- Why is Hygiene Important in the Arabic Culture?
Arabic countries vary across countries, the common holidays

are of course religious fests and special days. These dates
change each year since they use the lunar calendar.

6- What are the Prohibitions in the Arabic Cuisine?

Because the Arabic culture and Islamic traditions are
intertwined, Arabs do not eat pork, many carnivorous animals

and sea animals without scales. Alcohol is one of the primary
bans in Arabic countries. All the animals they eat are slaugh-

tered in accordance with the Islamic rules. Mutton is the most
Personal hygiene is exceptionally important for Arabs, both in
Vocabulary - Devotion: ការល�បង់

់
- Carnivorous: សិ�ើសិើ ុស្ថាចូជាអាហារ
- Reputation: ដៅក្សារ ត�ដៅ��
ម
ា
័
- Constructive: ក្សាែងនយស្ថាបនា - Slaughtered : បានសិមាប់
ល
ុ
- Squeezing: ត្រចូបាចូ ់
- Criticism: ការរ ិ �គឺន ់ - Accordance : ត្រសិបតាម្ម , អ្ននដៅលាម្ម

ុ
- Tightly: យាាង�ឹង
- Insulting: ការត្របមាថ្មី , ការដៅម្មើលង្វាយ - Islamic: ស្ថាសិនាឥស្ថាល ម្ម
- Influence: ឥទិធិពិល
- Necessitates: �ត្រម្មវិ ូ - Appropriate: សិម្មត្រសិប , សិម្មរម្មយ
- Religious: ស្ថាសិនា
- Costumes: សិដៅម្មលៀក្សាបំពាក្សា ់ - Cuisine: សិិលៈ�ដៃនការដៅ�ើើម្មាប
- Fests: ពិិ�ើបណយ ូ
ុ
- Distance: គឺមា� - Dishes: ម្មាប
ល
ំ
- Intertwined: ទិនាក្សាទិនងគា ែ ូ
ំ
់
- Society: សិងិម្ម - Exceptionally: យាងពិិដៅសិសិ
ា
- Western: អ្នឺរ ាុប
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