5
Standard Phonetic Alphabet
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