HSC Unit: 3 ; Lesson: 1(B); Lifestyle
China
Dining: Sit where you are instructed to sit. Be graceful and polite when taking food with chopsticks. Don’t make much noise when eating or drinking soup. Don’t play with chopsticks or point at anyone with them. For a formal dinner wear formal dress.
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āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āĻāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§, āϏā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ (āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋ) āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻā§āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Gift: Do present and receive things with hands. Politely refusing a gift before accepting it is the norm in Chinese culture, so don’t be discouraged when someone initially refuses your gift. white flowers are not good as gift as they symbolize death.
āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āĻĻā§āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āύāĻž āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĢā§āϞ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻāĨ¤
Greetings: Shake hands softly as a firm handshake could be considered a sign of aggression. It may make your Chinese friends feel uncomfortable. Greet the most senior first and gradually others. Children are expected to greet you rather than you greeting the children.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ: āĻāϞāϤā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻā§āύāύāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāϏāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻŦā§ā§ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āϞā§āĻŽā§ā§ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻŦā§, āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύāĨ¤
South Africa
Dining: Arrive on time. Wear casual clothes. Offer help to the hostess with the preparation of the meal and cleaning up after the meal is over. The guest is served first, then gradually the oldest male, rest of the men, children, and finally women. Do no begin to eat or drink anything until the oldest man at the table has begun. south African people usually do not use the left hand in taking meals.
āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āĻāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ/ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻšāύāĨ¤ āĻ āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϤāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϤāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰā§āϤā§āϰā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžā§āĻā§āϰāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§ā§āĻā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§āώāĻā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§āώāĻĻā§āϰāĻā§, āĻā§āϞā§āĻŽā§ā§ā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āϰāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§ā§āĻā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§āώ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ, āϤāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύāĻāĻŖ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Gift: In general, South Africans give gifts on birthdays and Christmas. It is common for several friends to share the cost of a gift. If you are invited to a South African’s home, bring flowers and good quality chocolates to the host family.
āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ, āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŽāĻžāϏ (āĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ) āĻāĻĒāϞāĻā§āώ⧠āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύāĻāĻŖ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻā§ā§āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāύ, āĻāϤāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĢā§āϞ āĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϏā§āύāĨ¤
Greetings: When dealing with foreigners, most South Africans shake hands with a smile while maintaining eye-contact. Some women do not shake hands and merely nod their head, so it is best to wait for a woman to extend her hand. Men may kiss a woman they know well on the cheek in place of a handshake. Greetings are leisurely and are marked by good cheers.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāĻŽā§āĻļāĻž/ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāϰāĻž āĻšāϏāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ āύāĻž, āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāώ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύā§ā§āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻžā§ā§āύ, āϤāĻžāĻ āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāύ āϤāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰā§āώā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
Great Britain
Dining: If you are invited to a dinner wait until your host (ess) indicates you to begin eating. You may use a piece of bread on a fork to soak up sauce or gravy. Never hold bread in your fingers to do this. You may eat chicken and pizza with your fingers if you are at a barbecue, or in a very informal setting. Otherwise always use a knife and fork.
āĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āύ
āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āĻāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞā§Â āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻžāϤāĻž/ āĻā§āĻšāĻāϰā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ, āϤāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏā§āϰ āĻā§āϞ⧠āϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āĻāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āϧāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰāĻāĻŋ (āĻāĻŋāĻā§āύ) āĻ āĻĒāĻŋā§āϏāĻžÂ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Gift: It is customary to take a small gift for the the host if invited to a home. This is usually flowers or chocolates. Some people may send flowers in advance of a dinner party but it is equally acceptable to take them on the day. Gifts are opened to receipt.
āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžā§ āύāĻŋāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϞ⧠āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāύāĻžāϰ/ āĻā§āĻšāĻāϤā§āĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻā§āĻž āĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻžāĻāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŽ āĻĢā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§āĻ āϤāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
Greetings: A handshake is the most common form of greeting among the British people and is customary when you are introduced to somebody new. It is only when you meet a friend of the opposite sex whom you haven’t seen for a long time, that you would give a kiss on the cheek.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ: āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āύā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ āĻšāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ āϤāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§, āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āύāύāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžāϤā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Middle East
Dining: Use your right hand when picking up and eating food; never you left hand, which you keep at your side. Do not place your left hand on the table, and do not use it to pass food. People use spoons, forks and knives, if necessary, and hardly any utensils.
āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϝ
āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āĻāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻā§āĻž āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ; āϝāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§ āĻā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĨāϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Gift: Gift are given frequently to show love, gratitude and respect. Any time you are invited to someone’s place, bring a gift. The most common gifts are food items such as pastries, chocolates, sweets and cookies. Dates are also commonly given as gifts. People also value food and arts and arts and crafts items from other cultures.
āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž, āĻā§āϤāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ āϝā§-āĻā§āύ āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āύāĨ¤ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽ āϝā§āĻŽāύ āĻĒā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϏ (āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž), āĻāĻā§āϞā§āĻ, āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āϏāĻāϰāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒāĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžā§āύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Greetings:Â The most common greeting is salaam alaykum (‘May peace be upon you’), to which the reply is waalaykum as salaam (‘a peace be upon you too’). Shaking hands (between men) is an important gesture of mutual respect. Hugging and kissing on the cheeks between same sex people in social situations are quite common though it is strictly forbidden between men and women.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ: āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧠‘āĻāϏāϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽ” (āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻ), āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻšāϞā§, ‘āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽ āĻāϏ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽ” ( āĻāĻĒāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻ)āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰā§āώāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āώāĨ¤āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŽāϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύ āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§, āϤāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāϰā§-āĻĒā§āϰā§āώā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻž āĻāĻ ā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž |
Vocabulary
01.  Instruct (v) 02.  Graceful (adj) 03.  Polite (adj) 04.  Chopsticks (n) 05.  Present (v) 06.  Receive (v) 07.  Accept (v) 08.  Discourage (v) 09.  Handshake (n) 10.  Uncomfortable (adj) 11.  Gradually (adv) 12.  Arrive (v) 13.  Wear (v) 14.  Symbolise (v) 15.  Casual (adj) 16.  Christmas (n) 17.  Hostess (n) 18.  Dinner (n) 19.  Until (conj) 20.  Indicate (v) 21.  Otherwise (adv) 22.  Customary (adj) 23.  In advance (phr) 24.  Among (pre) 25.  Pick up (phr. v) 26.  Place (v) 27.  Hardly (adv) 28.  Pastry (n) 29.  Value (v) 30.  Hugging (n) 31.  Quite (adv) 32.  Strictly (adv) 33.  Forbidden (adj) |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ
ā§Ļā§§. āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž ā§Ļ⧍. āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ; āĻļā§āĻāύ; āĻāĻĻā§āϰ ā§Ļā§Š. āύāĻŽā§āϰ, āĻāĻĻā§āϰ; āϏā§āĻļā§āϞ ā§Ļā§Ē. āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻā§ā§āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋ ā§Ļā§Ģ. āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ ā§Ļā§Ŧ. āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž ā§Ļā§. āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž ā§Ļā§Ž. āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž; āĻšāϤāĻžāϏ āĻšāĻā§āĻž ā§Ļ⧝. āĻāϰāĻŽāϰā§āĻĻāύ ā§§ā§Ļ. āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ ā§§ā§§. āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻŦā§ā§; āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžā§āĻā§āϰāĻŽā§ ā§§ā§¨ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ/ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž ā§§ā§Š. āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž ā§§ā§Ē. āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻž ā§§ā§Ģ. āĻ āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ ā§§ā§Ŧ. āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āϏāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§ā§āϏāĻŦ ā§§ā§. āĻāϤāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰā§āϤā§āϰā§; āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻž ā§§ā§Ž. āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻ ā§§ā§¯. āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž ⧍ā§Ļ. āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž ⧍⧧. āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§ ā§¨ā§¨. āϰā§āĻāϝāĻžāĻ-āĻŽāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāύā§āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§ ā§¨ā§Š. āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŽ ⧍ā§Ē. āĻŽāĻžāĻā§, āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠⧍ā§Ģ. āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻā§āĻž ⧍ā§Ŧ. āϰāĻžāĻāĻž ⧍ā§. āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§ ā§¨ā§Ž. āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž ⧍⧝. āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž ā§Šā§Ļ. āĻāϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύ ā§Šā§§. āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§; āĻā§āĻŦāĻ ā§Šā§¨. āĻāĻ ā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ ā§Šā§Š. āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ
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