This alphabet started in the military, but is now used throughout the English speaking world by pilots and tele-operators to work out which letter is being said when you are talking. For example if I wanted to say, ADPTE, which would be much
clearer than I could say Alpha, Delta, Papa, Tango, Echo
- Alpha
- Bravo
- Charlie
- Delta
- Echo
- Foxtrot
- Golf
- Hotel
- India
- Juliet
- Kilo
- Lima
- Mike
- November
- Oscar
- Papa
- Quebec
- Romeo
- Sierra
- Tango
- Uniform
- Victor
- Whiskey
- X-ray
- Yankee
- Zulu
The main use for this is when spelling names or codes. Try this with a number of
unusual names and see if your partner can guess.