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Ballerina2012
Joined: 17 Jan 2012
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:17 am Post subject: Two Gwangju's ?? |
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Hi all,
Apparently there is a Gwangju by Seoul? I hope I get on the right bus for the one in southern Korea! |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Just like with so many other things, place names that are distinctive to native speakers can be confusing to non-native speakers.
In order to avoid confusion, you can always give the province and the city name--in this case, when buying your bus ticket you can simply specify that you want a bus for "Jeolla-Nam-Do, Gwangju". That should help. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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Incidentally, is the Guangzhou in China pronounced the same way as Gwangju?
| tardisrider wrote: |
Just like with so many other things, place names that are distinctive to native speakers can be confusing to non-native speakers.
In order to avoid confusion, you can always give the province and the city name--in this case, when buying your bus ticket you can simply specify that you want a bus for "Jeolla-Nam-Do, Gwangju". That should help. |
How is the 'Gwangju' up north spelt? |
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matty022
Joined: 05 Mar 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Up north is Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju. |
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jacksthirty
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm guessing that they would use different bus terminals! |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| There are many towns and subway stations in Korea with similiar names. It can be confusing to many people. |
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out of context
Joined: 08 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| The Chinese characters are different. The one in Jeolla is 光州, or "light province," and the one in Gyeonggi is 廣州, or "broad province." The second one has the same meaning as the Guangzhou in China. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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The Gwangju in Jeollanam do is bigger and more of the center than the one is Gyeonggi do is. So, I always assume that someone means the bigger one in Jeollanam do when they say Gwangju, unless they specify the smaller one in Gyeonggi. This is the rule that we should all use on the board. I have never been to the one in Gyeongi, I just go straight to Seoul.
I haven't been to the one in Jeon-nam for over a year. But, I suggest the U square bus terminal and going to Geumnam no. If time allows, go over to the new area by city hall. They are along the one subway line there. The subway line can be reached by walking a km down from the E-Mart connected to the U square terminal. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm seeing double. Four Gwangjus!!!! |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Two Gwangju's ?? |
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| Ballerina2012 wrote: |
Hi all,
Apparently there is a Gwangju by Seoul? I hope I get on the right bus for the one in southern Korea! |
Hah, brings back memories of my first arrival here and going to Gwangju. |
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Troglodyte
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schwa
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out of context
Joined: 08 Jan 2006
Location: Daejeon
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| There was the one time I was supposed to go with another teacher for an event at Chungju National University in Chungju, and he didn't show. We called him, and it turned out he was at Chungbuk National University in Cheongju. So yeah, check beforehand. |
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Ballerina2012
Joined: 17 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:18 am Post subject: |
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I am going to the one in the south.. I am hoping to get someone here to write it out for me in Korean before I leave the USA.
Thank you all for not making me feel stupid!  |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| matty022 wrote: |
| Up north is Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju. |
I meant in Korean. In this case I believe they're exactly the same
| Ballerina2012 wrote: |
I am going to the one in the south.. I am hoping to get someone here to write it out for me in Korean before I leave the USA.
Thank you all for not making me feel stupid! |
광주, 전라남도
^ Gwangju, Jeollanam-do. Copy it as it is and you'll have no problems.
I can't imagine you'll have a problem confusing the two when you first arrive, since the bus terminal for Gwangju (in this province) doesn't have buses going to the other one. You'll want to go to the Express Bus Terminal (it has a subway stop) and then go to the Central City bus terminal (there is another bus terminal over the road).
Alternatively if you fly from Seoul to Gwangju there'll be no confusion because the smaller Gwangju has no airport |
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