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TOPIK 1noun

시계

sigye

시계가 · 시계를

clock, watch

Example

생일에 아버지께 시계를 선물했어요.

I gave my father a watch for his birthday.

Word parts

시 time계 count

Literally 'time measurer'.

Good to know

Pronounced [시게] in everyday speech. A watch is 'worn' with 차다: 시계를 차다.