English–Spanish
“try” in Spanish
How to say “try” in Spanish
“Try” in Spanish is intentar.
A runner lunging toward a finish line but not yet across.
Example sentences with intentar
Voy a intentar hablar español con mi compañero hoy.
I'm going to try to speak Spanish with my classmate today.
Tips for using intentar
- The verb often looks like English 'intend' but means to make an attempt, while Spanish speakers use 'tener la intención de' to express 'intend'.
Other Spanish words for “try”
Necesito probar si funciona.
I need to try it to see if it works.
Ella trata de aprender otro idioma cada día.
She tries to learn another language every day.