I am mix

[Rachel Adams]

Hello,
Is it corrct to say;

I am mix. My mother is French and my father is Khazakh.

 

[emsr2d2]

"I am mix" isn't grammatical. You could say "I'm mixed race" or "I'm a mix of French and Khazakh" (although the latter loses the information about which parent is which).

 

[Rachel Adams]

"I am mix" isn't grammatical. You could say "I'm mixed race" or "I'm a mix of French and Khazakh" (although the latter loses the information about which parent is which).

I was also wondering if it should be a Khazakh or just Khazakh in my original sentence?

 

[jutfrank]

I was also wondering if it should be a Khazakh or just Khazakh in my original sentence?

You are using Khazakh as an adjective so you shouldn't use an article.

 

[Rachel Adams]

You are using Khazakh as an adjective so you shouldn't use an article.

I know this rule, but my dictionary says it can be used as a noun and as an adjective, that's why I was confused. :S

 

[emsr2d2]

It wouldn't make sense to mix an adjective (French) with a noun (a Khazakh) in the same sentence. Be consistent.

My mother is a French woman and my father is a Khazakh.
My mother is French and my father is Khazakh. (This is more natural.)

 

[teechar]

a Khazakh = a Khazakh person
Khazakh = nationality/language/ethnicity/culture

 

[Tdol]

"I am mix" isn't grammatical. You could say "I'm mixed race".

Or just I am mixed.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Or just I am mixed.

If I use 'nationality' instead of 'race' would it be also correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

If I use 'nationality' instead of 'race' would it be also correct?

Not in British English, no. "Nationality" refers specifically to what passport you hold. It's different in American English, I believe. If you happen to hold a French passport and a Khazakh passport, you would describe yourself as having dual nationality.

 

[GoesStation]

Mixed nationality wouldn't work in American English. You could say I hold dual citizenship if you're a citizen of two countries.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Not in British English, no. "Nationality" refers specifically to what passport you hold. It's different in American English, I believe. If you happen to hold a French passport and a Khazakh passport, you would describe yourself as having dual nationality.

I mean if I am talking about my ancestry in general.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd use "mixed race" or "mixed heritage".

 

[jutfrank]

You cannot use nationality. Nationality is a very different thing.

I don't think you should use race. This is rather ill-defined term. It is arguable whether there is a French race.

Use I'm of mixed heritage or I'm of mixed ancestry.

 

[Rover_KE]

... or I'm of mixed parentage.

Apparently, you can call yourself a métis, but I'm not sure how many people would understand that, so I don't recommend it..

 

[GoesStation]

... or I'm of mixed parentage.

Apparently, you can call yourself a métis, but I'm not sure how many people would understand that, so I don't recommend it..

It has a specific meaning in Canada and should only be used there by people of mixed First Nations and European heritage.