Questions & Answers about Bu kumaş nasıl, iyi mi?
Why does nasıl come after Bu kumaş instead of at the beginning like in English?
In Turkish, question words like nasıl (how) usually go in the exact same spot where the answer would be. Since you might answer 'This fabric is beautiful', the question literally asks 'This fabric is how?'. Question words often sit right before the verb, or at the end of the phrase if the verb 'is' is implied.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
Turkish doesn't have a separate word for 'is' or 'are'. Instead, it is usually just implied by the context. Here, iyi means 'good', and adding the question particle mi simply turns it into 'is it good?' without needing an extra verb.
Why is the question particle mi here, instead of mı or mu?
The yes/no question particle follows 4-way vowel harmony, meaning it changes to match the last vowel of the word before it. The last vowel in iyi is 'i'. According to vowel harmony rules, 'i' pairs with mi.
Why does the speaker ask nasıl and then immediately ask iyi mi?
This double-question structure is a very common conversational habit in Turkish. The speaker first asks for a general opinion with nasıl (how is it?), and then immediately prompts you with a specific guess like iyi mi (is it good?) to make answering easier.