Phonetic Alphabet
Papa Hotel Oscar November Echo Tango India Charlie Alpha Lima Papa Hotel Alpha Bravo Echo Tango
The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) phonetic alphabet is:
| Letter |
Word |
Pronounced as |
| A |
Alfa |
AL FAH |
| B |
Bravo |
BRAH VOH |
| C |
Charlie |
CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE |
| D |
Delta |
DELL TAH |
| E |
Echo |
ECK OH |
| F |
Foxtrot |
FOKS TROT |
| G |
Golf |
GOLF |
| H |
Hotel |
HOH TELL |
| I |
India |
IN DEE AH |
| J |
Juliett |
JEW LEE ETT |
| K |
Kilo |
KEY LOH |
| L |
Lima |
LEE MAH |
| M |
Mike |
MIKE |
| N |
November |
NO VEM BER |
| O |
Oscar |
OSS CAH |
| P |
Papa |
PAH PAH |
| Q |
Quebec |
KEH BECK |
| R |
Romeo |
ROW ME OH |
| S |
Sierra |
SEE AIR RAH |
| T |
Tango |
TANG GO |
| U |
Uniform |
YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM |
| V |
Victor |
VIK TAH |
| W |
Whiskey |
WISS KEY |
| X |
X-ray |
ECKS RAY |
| Y |
Yankee |
YANG KEY |
| Z |
Zulu |
ZOO LOO |
The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) phonetic numbers are:
| Phonetic Numbers |
| 0 - ZE-RO |
5 - FIFE |
| 1 - WUN |
6 - SIX |
| 2 - TOO |
7 - SEV-en |
| 3 - TREE |
8 - AIT |
| 4 - FOW-er |
9 - NIN-er |
Source: Radio Information Circular(RIC) - 22 - General Radiotelephone Operating Procedures
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