Meaning
"I'm into"는 영어에서 자신이 어떤 것에 흥미를 가지고 있거나 좋아하는 것을 표현할 때 사용됩니다. 이 표현은 단순히 좋아한다는 의미를 넘어, 해당 활동이나 대상에 대해 적극적인 관심을 가지고 있음을 나타냅니다.
예를 들어, "I'm into music"이라고 하면, 단순히 음악을 좋아하는 것을 넘어 음악에 대한 깊은 관심이나 열정을 가지고 있다는 뜻입니다. 이 표현은 주로 취미나 관심사를 이야기할 때 많이 사용됩니다.
"I'm into"를 사용할 때 주의할 점은, 단순한 선호도를 넘어서 더 깊은 흥미나 열정을 나타내기 때문에, 본인이 정말로 관심을 갖고 있는 것을 이야기할 때 적절합니다. 예를 들어, "I'm into hiking"은 단순히 하이킹을 즐기는 것을 넘어, 하이킹에 대해 더 많이 알고 싶고, 자주 하이킹을 한다는 의미를 내포할 수 있습니다.
이 표현을 통해 자신의 관심사를 자연스럽게 표현하며 대화를 이어갈 수 있습니다.
Today's Sentences
- I’m into you.
- I’m into music.
- I’m into sports.
- I’m into the stock market.
- I’m into collecting sneakers.
- Writer's Note
01
I’m into you.
Situation 1
I have something to tell you.
Okay.
I'm into you.
I’m into you?
You mean you have feelings for me?
네가 나에게 감정을 느낀다는 뜻이야?
Situation 2
I think you’re amazing.
I’m so drawn to your beliefs and values.
저는 당신의 신념과 가치관에 정말 끌려요.
Thanks.
I’m into you too.
저도 당신이 좋아요.
We’ve been spending a lot of time together.
We have.
I think I’m ready to take the relationship more seriously.
저는 이 관계를 더 진지하게 받아들일 준비가 된 것 같아요.
02
I’m into music.
Situation 1
So what do you do on your time off?
I’m into music.
What genre of music do you listen to?
I listen to all genres and enjoy creating music as well.
Situation 2
What are your interests or hobbies?
I'm into music.
What kind of music are you into?
I’m an instrumentalist and I play a lot of classical pieces.
03
I’m into sports.
Situation 1
What have you been up to these days?
I’m into sports, so I joined a few teams.
That’s a great way to get in some exercise and socialize at the same time.
It is!
I really enjoy it.
정말로 즐기고 있어요.
Situation 2
What do you usually do on the weekends?
I’m into sports.
I’ve been training to swim the 400m and beat my personal best.
저는 400m 수영을 연습하며 개인 최고 기록을 경신하려고 노력하고 있습니다.
That’s impressive!
Thanks!
04
I’m into the stock market.
Situation 1
I need to buy this monitor.
It’s a great choice.
May I ask if it’s for gaming or work?
게임용인가요 아니면 업무용인가요?
I’m into the stock market and wanted to upgrade my desk set this summer.
I understand.
It’s a great monitor for what you’re doing.
당신이 하는 일에 이 모니터는 훌륭합니다.
Situation 2
Have you noticed that there’s a lot of money flowing into our account?
Yes, I noticed.
It’s because I’m into the stock market.
주식에 관심이 있어서 그래요.
We’ve been receiving investment income?
It’s great, isn’t it?
Like free money!
마치 "free money" 같아요!
05
I’m into collecting sneakers.
Situation 1
Why do you need all these clear boxes?
I’m into collecting sneakers and thought I have enough to display now.
So you were a ‘sneakerhead’ all this time!
I like to call myself a sneaker enthusiast.
Situation 2
Can I borrow $1500?
That's a lot of money to borrow.
I’m into collecting sneakers now, I thought I'd go out and invest in some new kicks.
Is that your new thing?
Writer's Note
Here are a few more examples so that you can practice all those "I'm into" phrases! Remember that being "into something"="like"👍.
Subject + be verb + "into" + noun…
- I'm into skateboarding.
- She's into karaoke.
- We're into line dancing.
- My friends are into hiking.
- My sister's into oil painting.
Subject + be verb + "into" + gerund…
- I'm into playing the guitar.
- She's into writing blog posts online.
- We're really into stargazing at night.
- My friends are into discussing current events.
- My brother's into indoor wall climbing on the weekends.
Past tense phrases using "used to be into"…
- I used to be into running, but now I'm into bike riding.
- She used to be into reading, but now she's into ebooks.
- We used to be into smoking, but now we're into vaping.
- My friends used to be into playing video games, but now they're into board games.
- My brother used to be into listening to music, but now he's into composing music.