Food preferences · Food and eating

not keen on

dislike mildly

If you are not keen on something, you do not like it very much.

B1 common mostly spoken

not keen on

This vs that

I dislike them mildly

I'm not keen on oysters.

I don't particularly like it

It's not really my thing.

Hear it in real life

Shall we get some blue cheese?

I'm not keen on it, to be honest.

Play the conversation

I'm not keen on oysters, so I'll have the chicken instead.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'm not keen in spicy food.

Say: I'm not keen on spicy food.

Use 'keen on', not 'keen in', for likes and dislikes.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

be not keen on ___

I'm not keen on very sweet desserts.

She isn't keen on eating out every weekend.

More for talking about food preferences.

I'm craving ___

I'm craving something spicy tonight.

I'm not fussed about ___

I'm not fussed about dessert, thanks.

Food and eating · Food preferences: the words around “not keen on”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I'm not really keen on it.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

not keen on

dislike mildly

“I'm not keen on oysters, so I'll have the chicken instead.”

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