A selfie is a photograph you take of yourself, almost always with a phone, and almost always so you can put it on a site or app — Instagram, LINE, Facebook, and the rest.

A selfie自拍 is a photograph you take of yourself是你自己拍自己的照片，almost always with a phone幾乎都是用手機拍的，and almost always so you can put it on a site or app而且幾乎都是為了放到某個網站或app上，Instagram, LINE, Facebook, and the rest像Instagram、LINE、Facebook這些。

People say take a selfie, not make one. You can also use it as a verb: she selfied in front of the tower. That verb still feels casual and a bit new.

People say大家會說「take a selfie」拍自拍，not而不是說「make one」做一個。You can also use it as a verb也可以當動詞用：she她 in front of the tower在塔前 selfied自拍了。That verb那個動詞 still仍然 feels感覺 casual and a bit new還蠻口語、有點新的。

The word is young: it started in Australian English around 2002, from self plus the small ending -ie, the same friendly ending you hear in brownie. Though actually the idea is older than the word — people have pointed cameras at their own faces for a long time — but selfie is the everyday internet word, not a painter's picture of themselves. A self-portrait is art; a selfie is 'here I am'.

The word is young這個字很年輕：it started in Australian English around 2002大約2002年源自澳洲英語，from self plus the small ending -ie由self加上小小的字尾-ie組成，the same friendly ending you hear in brownie就是你在brownie裡聽到的那個親切字尾。Though actually不過其實 the idea is older than the word這個概念比這個字還要老——people have pointed cameras at their own faces for a long time人們拿相機對著自己的臉拍已經很久了——but selfie is the everyday internet word但selfie是日常網路用語，not a painter's picture of themselves不是畫家畫的自畫像。A self-portrait is art自畫像是藝術；a selfie is 'here I am'自拍則是「這是我」。

It is informal. Teachers and news readers use it now without blinking, but you would not put it in a very serious letter.

It is informal這是非正式的說法。Teachers and news readers老師和新聞主播 use it now without blinking現在都毫不猶豫地在用，but you would not put it in a very serious letter但你不會把它放進非常正式的信裡。