Kind of

[Ju]

Tom : Are you feeling sick?
May : No, I'm just feeling a kind of tired.

1. Should I use "a kind of" or "kind of"?
2. Can I use "sort of" to replace "kind of" to remain the same meaning?

 

[Rover_KE]

1. kind of

2. yes

 

[jutfrank]

The phrase you want is kind of, which is usually pronounced like kinda.

You can't really replace it with sort of when it's used in this particular way. Another very common and similar phrase is a bit.

 

[Ju]

The phrase you want is kind of, which is usually pronounced like kinda.

You can't really replace it with sort of when it's used in this particular way. Another very common and similar phrase is a bit.

"I'm feeling a bit tired."

Is it right?

 

[emsr2d2]

"I'm feeling a bit tired."

Is it right?

Yes, it's grammatical and natural in everyday English (BrE, at least).

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, it's grammatical and natural in everyday English (BrE, at least).

It's fine in American English, too.