{"id":16483,"date":"2018-12-26T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=16483"},"modified":"2018-12-13T22:12:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T22:12:13","slug":"what-can-arabic-proverbs-tell-us-about-arab-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/what-can-arabic-proverbs-tell-us-about-arab-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"What can Arabic Proverbs tell us about Arab Culture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can <span style=\"color: #993366\">learn<\/span> a lot about a culture when you know some of its <strong>proverb<\/strong>s <strong>\u0645\u064e\u062b\u0644\/\u062d\u0650\u0643\u0645\u0629<\/strong> or wise sayings. Here are some Arabic proverbs with their English translations. I have all the English translations at the bottom of the post, so you can first try to understand the meaning in Arabic or at least the gist of the saying before reading the translation. Some even have English equivalents!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16484\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16484\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16484\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea-350x292.jpg\" alt=\"Painting of Arabs by the sea\" width=\"350\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea-350x292.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by ErgsArt on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you read these proverbs, think about whether you agree with them or not, if they have an English equivalent, what they say about Arab culture, and in what contexts do you think they are used?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0627\u0628\u0646\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0628\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0628\u064a\u0628\u064f\u060c \u0627\u0628\u0646\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0646\u062a\u0650 \u0627\u0628\u0646\u064f \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064e\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0650 \u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u062e\u064f\u0630 \u0648\u0623\u0639\u0637\u0650 \u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0623\u062f\u0627\u0628 \u064f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0621\u0650 \u062e\u064a\u0631\u064c \u0645\u0646 \u0630\u0647\u0628\u0647\u0650 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u062f\u062a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064e \u0641\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u062f \u0644\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u062a\u064f\u0643\u064e \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u062c\u0627\u062c\u064d \u0641\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0631\u0645\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633\u064e \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062d\u062c\u0627\u0631\u0629\u0650 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0623\u0643\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0636\u0629\u064e \u0648\u0642\u0634\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0635\u0644 \u0645\u062a\u0623\u062e\u0631\u0627\u064b \u062e\u064a\u0631\u064c \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0635\u0644\u064e \u0623\u0628\u062f\u0627\u064b \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0623\u062e\u064a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u064a\u060c \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u064a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0650 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f\u064f \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064a\u0646\u0650 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f\u064c \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0628\u0650 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0636\u064e \u0648\u062c\u0647\u0647\u064f \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u062c\u0631\u062d\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0650 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0642\u064f \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0631\u062d\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0648\u0641 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064f \u0642\u0628\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The son of the son is the beloved one, the son of the daughter is the stranger\u2019s son<\/li>\n<li>Give and take<\/li>\n<li>A person\u2019s ethics is better than his gold<\/li>\n<li>If you want peace prepare yourself for war<\/li>\n<li>People in glass houses should not throw stones<\/li>\n<li>He ate the egg and its shell (refers to someone who is greedy)<\/li>\n<li>Better late than never<\/li>\n<li>Me and my brother against my cousin, me and my cousin against a stranger<\/li>\n<li>Out of sight, out of mind<\/li>\n<li>He whitened his face (Said about someone who does a good deed and brings honor)<\/li>\n<li>The wound caused by words is deeper than the wound caused by swords<\/li>\n<li>The neighbor comes before the home (Choose good neighbors if you want to be happy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea-350x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Painting of Arabs by the sea\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea-350x292.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/renoir_arabs_sea.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>You can learn a lot about a culture when you know some of its proverbs \u0645\u064e\u062b\u0644\/\u062d\u0650\u0643\u0645\u0629 or wise sayings. Here are some Arabic proverbs with their English translations. 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