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Telephone alphabet

When communicating with people from other countries you might need to spell your name or city. But, an English `e` is pronounced as a French 'i', the German 'e' is pronounced as an English 'a', and the Spanish 'j' is pronounced as the Dutch 'g'. The telephone alphabet helps out!


ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

An Englishman would say:
Alfred Benjamin Charles David Edward Frederick George Harry Isaac Jack King London Mary Nellie Oliver Peter Queen Robert Samuel Tommy Uncle Victor William X-ray Yellow Zebra

A German would say:
Anton Berta Cäsar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Marta Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle Richard Samuel Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe Ypsilon Zacharias

A Frenchman would say:
Anatole Berthe Célestin Désiré Eugène Francois Gaston Henri Irina Joseph Klébert Louis Marcel Nicolas Oscar Pierre Quintal Raoul Suzanne Thérèse Ursule Victor William Xavier Yvonne Zoé

A Spaniard would say:
Antonio Barcelona Carmen Dolores Enrique Francia Gerona Historia Inés José Kilo Lorenzo Madrid Navarra Oviedo París Querido Ramón Sábado Tarragona Ulises Valencia Washington Xiquena Yegua Zaragoza

An Italian would say:
Ancona Bologna Como Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Hacca Imola Jolly Kappa Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Pisa Quartomiglio Roma Savona Torino Udine Venezia Wagner Xilofono York Zara

A Dutchman would say:
Anna Bernard Cornelis Dirk Eduard Ferdinand Gerard Hendrik Izaäk Jan Karel Lodewijk Marie Nico Otto Pieter Quotiënt Rudolf Simon Theodoor Utrecht Victor Willem Xantippe Ypsilon Zaandam

An NATO fighter pilot would say:
Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whisky X-ray Yankee Zulu

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