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Phonetic Alphabet
The ITU/NATO spelling alphabet and radio numbers used on marine VHF. Learn it, drill it, then spell your boat's name. Read the lesson
A
Alfa
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-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
V
Victor
VIK-tah
W
Whiskey
WISS-key
X
X-ray
ECKS-ray
Y
Yankee
YANG-key
Z
Zulu
ZOO-loo
Radio numbers
0
Zero
1
Wun
2
Too
3
Tree
4
Fow-er
5
Fife
6
Six
7
Sev-en
8
Ait
9
Nin-er
Numbers are spoken digit by digit. The decimal point is “Decimal”. Times use the 24-hour clock.