てごらん
てごらんte gorancasual
All examples4
go on and do it — inviting someone below you to try it
これ、一口食べてごらん。すごくおいしいから。
kore, hitokuchi tabete goran. sugoku oishii kara.
Here, go on and eat a bite of this — it's really good. casual
ちょっとこっち来て、窓の外見てごらん。
chotto kotchi kite, mado no soto mite goran.
Come over here a second and look outside the window. casual
難しく考えないで、まず自分の言葉で書いてごらん。
muzukashiku kangaenaide, mazu jibun no kotoba de kaite goran.
Don't overthink it — just write it in your own words first. neutral
本当かどうか、一度自分の目で確かめてごらんなさい。
hontou ka dou ka, ichido jibun no me de tashikamete goran nasai.
Go and check with your own eyes whether it's true. neutral
How it's formed1
All forms2
てごらんなさいtegorannasaialternant
味わってごらんなさい
the unclipped form — a teacher or a parent giving the instruction properly, a shade sterner and further from the listener than bare ごらん.
てごらんよtegoran'yocolloquial
味わってごらんよ
よ pushes the coaxing further, for talking someone into it — 一口だけ食べてごらんよ。
Notes
out, so 見てごらん is normal despite the doubling. Aimed upward it
condescends.