trying to
tryna
/ˈtraɪnə/Reduction
In real speech
What happens to the sounds
-ing and to merge: the ŋ and t sounds drop out, leaving “TRY-na”.
When to use it
Very casual; common in songs and on social media. In formal speech use trying to or attempting to.
Casual → formal
Slang
tryna
Neutral
trying to
Formal
attempting to
Sound notes
Reduction: unstressed words get squeezed, and their vowels turn into the neutral sound /ə/.