How to Understand and Use the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Substitute the following words for each letter of the word., Memorize the list so you can easily substitute the appropriate word for each letter.,Practice with a friend to become fluent in NATO phonetics

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Substitute the following words for each letter of the word.

    Note the specific pronunciations.

    A Alpha Al-fah B Bravo Brah-voh C Charlie Char-lee D Delta Dell-tah E Echo Eck-oh F Foxtrot Foks-trot G Golf Golf H Hotel Hoh-tel I India In-dee-ah J Juliet Jew-lee-et K Kilo Key-loh L Lima Lee-mah M Mike Mike N November No-vem-ber O Oscar Oss-car P Papa Pah-pah Q Quebec Keh-beck R Romeo Row-me-oh S Sierra See-air-rah T Tango Tang-go U Uniform Yoo-nih-form V Victor Vik-tore W Whiskey Wiss-key X Xray Ecks-ray Y Yankee Yang-key Z Zulu Zoo-loo       1 One Wun 2 Two Too 3 Three Tree 4 Four Fow-er 5 Five Fife 6 Six six 7 Seven Sev-en 8 Eight Ait 9 Nine Nin-er 0 Zero Zee-ro
  2. Step 2: Memorize the list so you can easily substitute the appropriate word for each letter.

    This makes speaking the actual alphabet simple. ,
  3. Step 3: Practice with a friend to become fluent in NATO phonetics

Detailed Guide

Note the specific pronunciations.

A Alpha Al-fah B Bravo Brah-voh C Charlie Char-lee D Delta Dell-tah E Echo Eck-oh F Foxtrot Foks-trot G Golf Golf H Hotel Hoh-tel I India In-dee-ah J Juliet Jew-lee-et K Kilo Key-loh L Lima Lee-mah M Mike Mike N November No-vem-ber O Oscar Oss-car P Papa Pah-pah Q Quebec Keh-beck R Romeo Row-me-oh S Sierra See-air-rah T Tango Tang-go U Uniform Yoo-nih-form V Victor Vik-tore W Whiskey Wiss-key X Xray Ecks-ray Y Yankee Yang-key Z Zulu Zoo-loo       1 One Wun 2 Two Too 3 Three Tree 4 Four Fow-er 5 Five Fife 6 Six six 7 Seven Sev-en 8 Eight Ait 9 Nine Nin-er 0 Zero Zee-ro

This makes speaking the actual alphabet simple. ,

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