{"id":24085,"date":"2024-11-10T06:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T11:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=24085"},"modified":"2024-11-11T09:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T14:55:48","slug":"do-not-say-im-interested-about-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/do-not-say-im-interested-about-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Do NOT say &#8220;I&#8217;m interested about&#8230;&#8221; in English!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDeIN6LKll4?si=BZJKaEI6uzkPGDl5?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/academy\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Espresso English Academy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don&#8217;t say:<\/span> I&#8217;m interested <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">about<\/span> American history.<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Say:<\/span> I&#8217;m interested <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">in<\/span> American history.<\/h4>\n<p>We can say &#8220;I&#8217;m interested in&#8221; + a noun\/topic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>psychology<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>space exploration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>popular culture.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>literature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>the different ways people learn languages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can also say &#8220;I&#8217;m interested in&#8221; + an action\/verb in the -ING form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>learning<\/strong> how to play the piano.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>improving<\/strong> my coding skills to develop better software.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>exploring<\/strong> new cultures through travel.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>reading<\/strong> books that challenge my worldview.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m interested in <strong>cooking<\/strong> and <strong>experimenting<\/strong> with new recipes in the kitchen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don&#8217;t say:<\/span> I&#8217;m <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">interesting<\/span> in classic movies.<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Say:<\/span> I&#8217;m <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">interested<\/span> in classic movies.<\/h4>\n<p>The adjective &#8220;<strong>interested<\/strong>&#8221; describes <strong>yourself<\/strong>, how you feel.<\/p>\n<p>The adjective &#8220;<strong>interesting<\/strong>&#8221; describes the <strong>object<\/strong> of your interest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m\u00a0<strong>interested\u00a0<\/strong>in classic movies. This movie is especially\u00a0<strong>interesting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She&#8217;s <strong>interested\u00a0<\/strong>in sports. He thinks gymnastics is very\u00a0<strong>interesting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re\u00a0<strong>interested\u00a0<\/strong>in politics. 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