How to Say ‘I'm interested in’ in Japanese
に興味があります
にきょうみがあります
💬 Usage Tip: Say [私] ([わたし], watashi) before to specify who is interested.
Phrase Breakdown
に
興味があります
Word-by-Word Breakdown
にに
[ni]
in
Indicates the target or destination of interest.
数学に興味があります。
I am interested in mathematics.
興味きょうみ
[kyoumi]
Interest
Curiosity or desire to know something.
ゲームに興味があります。
I am interested in games.
がが
[ga]
there is
Indicates existence or possession.
紙にペンがあります。
There is a pen on the paper.
ありあり
[ari]
exist
To be present or to have.
図書館で本があります。
There are books at the library.
ますます
[masu]
exist (polite)
Polite way to indicate something exists.
庭に花がいます。
There are flowers in the garden.
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