Singlish

Singlish is often described as efficient, and in daily life you’ll frequently hear abbreviations that can be quite confusing at first. Many short forms are commonly used in both conversations and text messages.

Singlish 常被說很有效率，在日常生活中真的會聽到很多縮寫，一開始其實蠻容易搞混的。不管是聊天還是傳訊息，大家都很常用這些簡寫。

At the beginning of the semester, the school organized a Singlish workshop for exchange students. It was both fun and practical. The workshop not only introduced common Singlish words but also explained how they are used in everyday situations. It was one of the most interesting orientation activities, and I learned a lot from it.

學期一開始，學校還特別幫所有交換生辦了一場 Singlish 工作坊。那場活動既有趣又實用，不只教一些常見的 Singlish 用語，還會說明實際生活中該怎麼用。我覺得那是迎新活動中最有趣的一個，也真的學到不少。

Below are some commonly used abbreviations:

以下是一些常見的縮寫：

Campus-related terms

校園相關用語

• CCA：Co-Curricular Activity. These are school-based, non-academic activities such as sports teams, performing arts groups, clubs, and uniformed organizations. 也就是學校的課外活動，例如運動校隊、表演藝術、社團或制服團體等。
• IVP：Inter-Varsity-Polytechnic. It refers to inter-school competitions. People sometimes use it informally to refer to varsity team players.指校際比賽。平常聊天時有時也會用來指校隊成員。
• uni：university（大學）。
• sem：semester（學期）。
• mod：module（課程）。

Common texting abbreviations

訊息常見縮寫

• y’all：you all（你們）。
• u：you。
• alr：already（已經）。

When you first arrive, these abbreviations might feel overwhelming, but after a few weeks, you’ll probably start using them naturally without even noticing.

剛到新加坡時可能會覺得有點跟不上，但過幾個禮拜之後，你大概也會不自覺開始用起來了。