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Standard Phonetic Alphabet

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Word *Spoken as Word *Spoken as
A ALFA AL FAH O OSCAR OSS CAH
B BRAVO BRAH VOH P PAPA PAH PAH
C CHARLIE CHAR LEE Q QUEBEC KEH BECK
D DELTA DELL TAH R ROMEO ROW ME OH
E ECHO ECH OH S SIERRA SEE AIR RAH
F FOXTROT FOKS TROT T TANGO TANG GO
G GOLF GOLF U UNIFORM YOU NEE FORM
H HOTEL HOH TELL V VICTOR VICK TAH
I INDIA IN DEE AH W WHISKY WISS KEY
J JULIET JEW LEE ETT X X-RAY ECKS RAY
K KILO KEY LOH Y YANKEE YANG KEY
L LIMA LEE MAH Z ZULU ZOO LOO
M MIKE MIKE
N NOVEMBER NO VEM BER

* The syllables to be emphasised are in bold type

4 thoughts on “Standard Phonetic Alphabet

  • Really found this usueful for my son, since he’s trying to become a police officer himself!

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  • Awesome, Thanks!

    Also – Only in Australia do we pronounce ‘TOR’ (As in ‘Victor’) as ‘TAH’. Love it.

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    • Kilgore Trout

      Apparently we’re also the only mob that incorrectly spells alpha as “alfa”! (Maybe because we like alfa romeo cars? Alfalfa? Illiteracy? Who knows?)

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  • Pretty much the same as international

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