Phonetic alphabet for international communication where it is sometimes important to provide correct information.
In many languages the spelling of an alphabet is different and vary greatly.To provide correct information between people with a different language background one might use a spelling alphabet, where every letter and number is described by a word, like America for "A", Banana for "B" and so on. Sometimes it is just not enough to spell for example a complicated name correctly then you can use a spelling alphabet to do the job.
There are several spelling alphabets in use in international radiotelephony. The most widely used spelling alphabet is the NATO phonetic alphabet, which is also used in aviation like in communication between a pilot and the control tower.
It is the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie alphabet you might have heard of. but maybe not the Thai company employee or the Egyptian medical secretary with just a little understanding of English, therefore we provide as well a list of simple English words which can describe a letter.
Letters and Numbers List
| Character | International code word | Pronunciation | NOP- code word suggestions |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alfa - Alpha | AL FAH | America |
| B | Bravo | BRAH VOH | Banana |
| C | Charlie | CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE | China |
| D | Delta | DELL TAH | Dog |
| E | Echo | ECK OH | Elephant |
| F | Foxtrot | FOKS TROT | Flower |
| G | Golf | GOLF | Golf |
| H | Hotel | HOH TELL | Hotel |
| I | India | IN DEE AH | India |
| J | Juliett - Juliet | JEW LEE ETT | Jamaica |
| K | Kilo | KEY LOH | Kilo |
| L | Lima | LEE MAH | London |
| M | Mike | MIKE | Mars |
| N | November | NO VEM BER | New York |
| O | Oscar | OSS CAH | Orange |
| P | Papa | PAH PAH | Prince |
| Q | Quebec | KEH BECK | Queen |
| R | Romeo | ROW ME OH | Radio |
| S | Sierra | SEE AIR RAH | Sunday |
| T | Tango | TANG GO | Tiger |
| U | Uniform | YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM | USA |
| V | Victor | VIK TAH | Venus |
| W | Whiskey | WISS KEY | Water |
| X | X-ray | ECKS RAY | X-ray |
| Y | Yankee | YANG KEY | Yellow |
| Z | Zulu | ZOO LOO | Zebra |
| Digit | Code word | Pronunciation | |
| 0 | Zero | ZEE-RO | |
| 1 | One | WUN | |
| 2 | Two | TOO | |
| 3 | Three | TREE | |
| 4 | Four | FOW-ER | |
| 5 | Five | FIFE | |
| 6 | Six | SIX | |
| 7 | Seven | SEV-EN | |
| 8 | Ait Eight | AIT | |
| 9 | Nine | NIN-ER | |
| 100 | Hundred | HUN-DRED | |
| 1000 | Thousand | TOU-SAND |
International Spelling Alphabet - Phonetic Alphabet
source : nationsonline.org
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