Difference between tour guide and tourist in Korean

가이드·관광객

tour guide

가이드tour guide

A tour guide is a person who shows travelers around a place and gives helpful information. In Korean, people often say 가이드 for this job. You can use this word when talking about trips, buses, museums, or city tours.

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tourist

관광객tourist

A tourist (관광객) is a person who travels to a place for fun or to see new things. You can use this word for someone visiting a city, a beach, or another country. In travel situations, tourists often use buses, trains, taxis, and airplanes.

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The difference

A 관광객 is the traveler visiting a place. A 가이드 is the person who leads the tour and explains things.