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Sounds of American English
00. Introduction
01. English Alphabet
Modern English is composed of 26 letters, each with both uppercase and lowercase forms. English stands out among European languages for not using diacritics, which are special marks added to letters to alter their pronunciation or meaning.
NATO has a system that uses common words to identify each letter, which is particularly helpful for military and civil aviation, emergency serivces, radio or phone communication, and many others to avoid confusion when spelling out words.
| Letter | Pronunciation | NATO Phonetic Alphabet |
|---|---|---|
| A a | /eɪ/ |
Alpha /ˈæl.fə/ |
| B b | /biː/ |
Bravo /ˈbrɑː.voʊ/ |
| C c | /siː/ |
Charlie /ˈtʃɑːr.liː/ |
| D d | /diː/ |
Delta /ˈdɛl.tə/ |
| E e | /iː/ |
Echo /ˈɛk.oʊ/ |
| F f | /ɛf/ |
Foxtrot /ˈfɔːks.trɒt/ |
| G g | /dʒiː/ |
Golf /ɡɑːf/ |
| H h | /eɪtʃ/ |
Hotel /hoʊˈtɛl/ |
| I i | /aɪ/ |
India /ˈɪn.di.ə/ |
| J j | /dʒeɪ/ |
Juliet /ˈdʒuːliːˌɛt/ |
| K k | /keɪ/ |
Kilo /ˈkiː.loʊ/ |
| L l | /ɛl/ |
Lima /ˈliː.mə/ |
| M m | /ɛm/ |
Mike /maɪk/ |
| N n | /ɛn/ |
November /noʊˈvɛm.bər/ |
| O o | /oʊ/ |
Oscar /ˈɑːs.kɑːr/ |
| P p | /piː/ |
Papa /pəˈpɑː/ |
| Q q | /kjuː/ |
Quebec /kəˈbɛk/ |
| R r | /ɑːr/ |
Romeo /ˈroʊ.miːˌoʊ/ |
| S s | /ɛs/ |
Sierra /siˈɛr.ə/ |
| T t | /tiː/ |
Tango /ˈtæŋ.ɡoʊ/ |
| U u | /juː/ |
Uniform /ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːrm/ |
| V v | /viː/ |
Victor /ˈvɪk.tər/ |
| W w | /ˈdʌbl̩juː/ |
Whiskey /ˈwɪs.kiː/ |
| X x | /ɛks/ |
X-ray /ˈɛks.reɪ/ |
| Y y | /waɪ/ |
Yankee /ˈjæŋ.kiː/ |
| Z z | /ziː/ |
Zulu /ˈzuː.luː/ |
Note
The synthesized audio files primarily utilizes OpenAI's TTS (Text-to-Speech) and Microsoft Edge's TTS. The blue speaker iconrepresents a male voice, whereas the brown speaker iconsignifies a female voice.