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# How to pronounce "good try" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/gʌːdtrɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **good·try**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "good try" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "So I'm going to assume that you all have questions. Good try there, Johnny."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEWwDYiMNPg&t=1727s)

### Example 2
> "Good try, Georgina, but the correct answer was c) Italy. They have up to 13 weeks' holidays in the summer! Imagine how much"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCzbEQlk3to&t=285s)

### Example 3
> "Good try. You have one more. I'll tell you his name. His name is Galois. Okay?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 40:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKtTIDOZrA&t=2449s)

### Example 4
> "good try it on there there you go I don't run over slightly but I just want to show you this Plum with the salmon seriously what's going on big weekend"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hev450TZRCM&t=392s)

### Example 5
> "good try bring all this kind of thing to us it's like exchange of no knowledge right a bit right a bit Emily your side"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7AOftSWvt8&t=179s)

### Example 6
> "But good try because the Brooklyn Museum, they do have a lot of material."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 25:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUqEVKahbrM&t=1539s)

### Example 7
> "got quite good try me I could cook up my own my own what's that what's that it's"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhMMHkzf9dI&t=436s)

### Example 8
> "That's a good try."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 48:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAbnZhFX3nk&t=2915s)

### Example 9
> "you can always re-attempt it before it's all the way on so here we go this oh that looked pretty good try to redo that that same thing that was pretty good installation just not quite lined up right there sorry if i'm uh in the camera a little bit guys i know my arm is going to be in"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClRH1aQuP_Q&t=173s)

### Example 10
> "conflict between President Obama prime minister Netanyahu we said we asked people are you more sympathetic to prime minister Netanyahu or President Obama how would you answer that question good effort a good try listen the president wants peace of the Middle East like we all I'll just say in our poll when we ask that question to Citizens your fellow citizens an overwhelming number of Republicans in the poll said"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j8objeaHvk&t=211s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [so far so good](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/so-far-so-good), [so far](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/so-far), [up to now](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/up-to-now), [as yet](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/as-yet), [until now](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/until-now), [for now](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/for-now), [good](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/good), [try](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/try)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "good try" correctly?
"good try" is pronounced `/gʌːdtrɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **good·try**.

### What does "good try" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "good try" in daily English.

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