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Essayer in French — 5 phrases in 20 seconds
to try · 5 phrases
A 20-second drill built from our Essayer chart.
🎬 Watch: 5 phrases with the verb « essayer »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on the verb « essayer » (to try): five real phrases, three seconds to guess, then the meaning. Every phrase comes straight from our Essayer conjugation chart — open it for every tense, audio on each form, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The five phrases
Essaie encore !Try again!
Je vais essayer de venir.I’ll try to come.
Vous voulez l’essayer ?Do you want to try it on?
On essaie ce nouveau resto ?Shall we try that new restaurant?
J’essaie d’apprendre le français.I’m trying to learn French.
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