"Bu ne tür bir kitap?"

Translation: What type of book is this?

[sevdigim.dil.TUR]

what is the different between ''tip'' and ''tür''

[AlexinNotTurkey]

The an interchangeable for the most part. One exception is when you are talking about a species, which must be 'tür' in Turkish :)

[Sayel.Abbadi]

Would you give some examples about a species,please?

[Vijaya242162]

I wrote "what type of a book is this" and the 'a' was marked wrong. Does'nt bir mean 'a' ?

[Driekie8]

I wrote : what type of a book is this and Duo marked it wrong!! Why?

[lbSTxG5i]

Please explain the use of bir.

[Eva242549]

It looks like a similar construction to "Bu mavi bir kitap" (This is a blue book), where after an adjective the word "bir" is required. "Ne tür" seems to function like an interrogative adjective here.

[Fsilk]

I often hear words ending in "r" pronounced as "sh". Am I hearing things?

[Eva242549]

This is apparently a regional accent (Istanbul??). It can cause problems for Turks speaking English, as they add the "sh" after words like "there" and can be hard to understand.

[EkeKopl]

Why not: What type of book is it?