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What does “risk je zisk” mean in Slovak?
Risk je zisk
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“'nothing ventured, nothing gained' (literally 'risk is profit')”
As a woman’s mind races over a simple choice, she finally commits with a rhyme: «Risk je zisk» (“risk is profit”). It’s the Slovak (and Czech) way to say “nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
The charm is the rhyme: risk and zisk (“profit, gain”) chime perfectly, the kind of snappy proverb that sticks. You throw it out before a gamble big or small, a bet, a bold order, a leap of faith. The sketch plays it for laughs, the overthinking brain that finally blurts “risk je zisk!” and just goes for it.
From Denisa Vyšňovská↗ on YouTube.Watch original
★Where you’ll hear this
- ▸In Slovak and Czech as the go-to “nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
- ▸Before any gamble, from a card game to a big decision.
- ▸In Slovak comedy about overthinking and indecision.
- ▸Alongside rhyming proverbs that stick by their sound.
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