Hi Stefan! Intentan animar a la gente a/para que venga. Tratan de animar a la gente a/para que venga. Intentan/ tratan de animar= están intentando/ están tratando de Intentar=Tratar de ¡Saludos! Emilio Ramón

Ellos están intentando/tratando alentar a la gente para que venga.

Hi Stefan! In my opinion, "intentar" is the most appropriate translation for that sentence. " to encourage" = " alentar" sounds more correct than "animar" ( "animar" is more informal, you can use that word when you're talking to a friend ) But I don't know the context of the sentence, so ... if you use "tratar" you can use "animar" the same phrase sound more casual than if you use instead "intentar" and "alentar". I would choose to translate that phrase as: "Ellos están intentando alentar a la gente a venir" or " Ellos están intentando alentar a la gente para que vengan". I hope my explanation has been helpful for you. Best wishes. Sofía