ரிஸ்க் எடுக்கிறேன்
“ரிஸ்க் எடுக்கிறேன்” (risk eḍukkiṟēṉ) — take a risk in Tamil. Verb, level B1. English risk with the verb 'to take'. The bookish twin you will hear only on the radio. In a live sentence: “இவ்வளவு காசுக்கு ரிஸ்க் எடுக்க வேண்டாம்” — For that kind of money it is not worth taking a risk. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ர, ி, ஸ, ், க, ், எ, ட, ு, க, ், க. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ரிஸ்க் எடுக்கிறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | risk eḍukkiṟēṉ |
| Translation | take a risk |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
- ரிஸ்க் எடுக்கிறேன்risk eḍukkiṟēṉtake a risk
Why it looks that way
English risk with the verb 'to take'. The bookish twin you will hear only on the radio
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- இவ்வளவு காசுக்கு ரிஸ்க் எடுக்க வேண்டாம்ivvaḷavu kāsukku risk eḍukka vēṇḍāmFor that kind of money it is not worth taking a risk
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “take a risk” in Tamil?
«ரிஸ்க் எடுக்கிறேன்», read “risk eḍukkiṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “இவ்வளவு காசுக்கு ரிஸ்க் எடுக்க வேண்டாம்” — For that kind of money it is not worth taking a risk. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters ர, ி, ஸ, ், க, ், எ, ட, ு, க, ், க.
How is “ரிஸ்க் எடுக்கிறேன்” written in Latin letters?
risk eḍukkiṟēṉ. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
English risk with the verb 'to take'. The bookish twin you will hear only on the radio. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.