"비싼 손목시계"

Translation: Expensive watch

[Knoebel_Joseph]

why no articles??? an expensive wrist watch, the expensive wrist watch, the expensive watch, an expensive watch
accept these please...

[ladydessy]

Korean does not use articles but particles. I agree with you because how it's written, there's no way to tell. I also agree, the word is 'wristwatch' and just 'watch'.

[MadisonBou2]

The word literally means wristwatch. This is such a perfect Korean-to-English translation; it should definitely be accepted.

[LiKenun]

If you want to be even more literal…

• 손: hand
• 목: neck
• 시 (時): time
• 계 (計): gauge

It’s a device that is worn around the neck of your hand and gauges time.

[LastSeong]

usually you would just say 시계 from my experience.

[The_Korean_Dude]

Same

[voldemartt]

AP, woo!

[anthonyn]

Did anyone else notice that on the question to match up '손목시계' with the picture that it was actually a picture of a pocket watch and not a wrist watch?

[The_Korean_Dude]

There was a pictur

[The_Korean_Dude]

e?!?!

[Jaikandi]

What picture?

[HamaSay]

Why does 계 sound like 게 and not ㄱ +ㅖ?
손목시계

[LiKenun]

Chalk it up to additional sound mergers. Some speakers will make a difference, others will pronounce them identically.

[HamaSay]

Thanks :) good to know