Phonetics
To avoid confusion and errors during voice transmission, special techniques have been developed for pronouncing letters and numerals.
Letter | Word | Pronunciation |
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 LOW |
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 |
V | VICTOR | VIK TAH |
W | WHISKEY | WISS KEY |
X | XRAY | ECKS RAY |
Y | YANKEE | YANG KEY |
Z | ZULU | ZOO LOO |