Can this mean "try to explain"?

can this mean “try to explain”?

해봐요 is a less direct and more roundabout way of saying “do (something)”. 말 해봐요 would then mean “let me know” or “would you tell me”, and doesn’t typically carry the meaning of “to try” in this type of context. Hope this helps!

it is kind of difficult to explain because it can be translated as ‘please tell me’ but it can be sound rude sometimes depends on the situation :slight_smile:
말 해봐요 can be mean ‘let me hear what you say’
this phrase can be used very often when someone is arguing with somebody like 왜 그랬어? 말 해봐

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