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ITU Phonetic Alphabet

LETTER      WORD              PRONOUNCIATION

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B

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C

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D

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E

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F

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G

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H

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I

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J

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K

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L

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M

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N

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O

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P

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Q

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R

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S

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T

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U

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V

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

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Alpha               AL FAH​

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Bravo               BRAH VOH

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Charlie             CHAR LEE

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Delta​                DELL TAH

 

Echo                 ECK OH

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Foxtrot​              FOKS TROT

 

Golf​                  GAHLF

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Hotel                 HO TELL

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India                  IN DEE AH

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Juliet​                  JEW LEE ETT

 

Kilo​                   KEY LOH

 

Lima​                  LEE MAH

 

Mike​                  MIKE

 

November​          NO VEM BER

 

Oscar                  OSS CAH

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Papa                    PAH PAH

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Quebec               KEH BECK

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Romeo                ROW ME OH

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Sierra                  SEE AIR RAH

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Tango                  TANG GO

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Uniform              YOU NEE FORM

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Victor                  VIK TAH

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Whiskey              WISS KEY

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X-Ray                  ECKS RAY

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Yankee                 YANG KEY

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Zulu                     ZOO LOO

NOTE: The boldfaced syllables are emphasized. The pronunciations shown in this table were designed for those who speak any of the international languages. The pronunciations given for “Oscar” and “Victor” may seem awkward to English-speaking people in the US.

 

 

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0

One

 

Two

 

Three

 

Four

 

Five

 

Six

 

Seven

 

Eight

 

Nine

 

Zero 

WUN

 

TOO


TREE

 

FOW ER

 

FIFE

 

SIX

 

SEV EN

 

AIT

 

NIN ER

 

ZE RO

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