あんまり versus あまり


What is the difference between あんまり and あまり? Please also provide me with some
examples.




They can be used interchangeably, but あんまり sounds a bit more colloquial than
あまり.

Examples:

あまり関{かん}心{しん}がありません = "I'm not particularly interested"

あんまり興{きょう}味{み}がないね = "I'm not particularly interested"

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I can think of only one situation where あんまり is appropriate and あまり is not,
namely

それは、あんまりだ = That's too much / too hideous / too ridiculous etc.

We don't say それは、あまりだ




They can be used interchangeably, but あんまり sounds a bit more colloquial than
あまり.

Examples:

あまり関{かん}心{しん}がありません = "I'm not particularly interested"

あんまり興{きょう}味{み}がないね = "I'm not particularly interested"

*** Added ***

I can think of only one situation where あんまり is appropriate and あまり is not,
namely

それは、あんまりだ = That's too much / too hideous / too ridiculous etc.

We don't say それは、あまりだ

