Don’t say: I’m interested about American history.
Say: I’m interested in American history.
We can say “I’m interested in” + a noun/topic:
- I’m interested in psychology.
- I’m interested in space exploration.
- I’m interested in popular culture.
- I’m interested in literature.
- I’m interested in the different ways people learn languages.
We can also say “I’m interested in” + an action/verb in the -ING form:
- I’m interested in learning how to play the piano.
- I’m interested in improving my coding skills to develop better software.
- I’m interested in exploring new cultures through travel.
- I’m interested in reading books that challenge my worldview.
- I’m interested in cooking and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.
Don’t say: I’m interesting in classic movies.
Say: I’m interested in classic movies.
The adjective “interested” describes yourself, how you feel.
The adjective “interesting” describes the object of your interest.
- I’m interested in classic movies. This movie is especially interesting.
- She’s interested in sports. He thinks gymnastics is very interesting.
- We’re interested in politics. We recently heard an interesting podcast about politics.
