CEFR A1

interesting

Translation

おもしろい / 興味深い / 面白い

Meaning

Something is interesting if it holds your attention and makes you want to know more. A book, a person, a conversation, or a fact can be interesting. The feeling you get is curiosity and engagement.

興味や注意を引きつけ、もっと知りたいと思わせるものを表します。本・人・会話・事実などが interesting であることがあります。その感情は好奇心や引き込まれる感覚です。

Examples

この本はとてもおもしろいです。
This book is really interesting.
彼の話は聞けば聞くほど興味深くなりました。
The more I listened to him, the more interesting his story became.

interesting (A1)

カタカナ: インタレスティング

IPA: /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ/

Definition

Something is interesting if it holds your attention and makes you want to know more. A book, a person, a conversation, or a fact can be interesting. The feeling you get is curiosity and engagement.

意味: 興味や注意を引きつけ、もっと知りたいと思わせるものを表します。本・人・会話・事実などが interesting であることがあります。その感情は好奇心や引き込まれる感覚です。

Examples / 例文

この本はとてもおもしろいです。 — This book is really interesting.
彼の話は聞けば聞くほど興味深くなりました。 — The more I listened to him, the more interesting his story became.
日本の歴史はとても興味深いと思います。 — I find Japanese history very interesting.

How to Use Interesting

find + noun + interesting (object complement)

Express your personal opinion that something is interesting. — "I find this topic really interesting."

be interested in + noun/gerund (adjective + preposition)

Have curiosity or desire to know more about something. — "She's interested in learning Korean."