How to Say "to interest" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to interest” is “interesar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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verbA2
something catches your curiosity
Examples
Este libro me interesa mucho.
This book interests me a lot.
No me interesa el cine.
I'm not interested in movies.
Te interesa aprender más sobre este tema.
You would benefit from learning more about this topic.
Pronoun placement
Put the pronoun before the verb: Me interesa, te interesa, etc.
Two common patterns
Use X interesa a Y (This book interests Maria) or Me/Te/Le interesa X (This book interests me).
Wrong preposition
Mistake: “Me interesa por la música”
Correction: Me interesa la música (no 'por'). Use 'por' only with the reflexive form (Me intereso por...).
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