the international phonetic alphabet (spelling alphabet), used in police, military, emergency services, aviation and general communications. the phonetic language - also known as the 'spelling alphabet' or the NATO phonetic alphabet - is used by professional communicators to identify letters precisely, either when communicating initials, abbreviations or spellings of words. | Letter | Code word | Pronunciation | IPA from ICAO (see below) |
| A | Alfa (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA) Alpha (ANSI) | AL FAH | ˈælfɑ |
| B | Bravo | BRAH VOH | ˈbrɑːˈvo |
| C | Charlie | CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE | ˈtʃɑːli or ˈʃɑːli |
| D | Delta | DELL TAH | ˈdeltɑ |
| E | Echo | ECK OH | ˈeko |
| F | Foxtrot | FOKS TROT | ˈfɔkstrɔt |
| G | Golf | GOLF | gʌlf |
| H | Hotel | HO TELL (ICAO) HOH TELL (ITU, IMO, FAA) | hoːˈtel |
| I | India | IN DEE AH | ˈindiˑɑ |
| J | Juliett (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA) Juliet (ANSI) | JEW LEE ETT | ˈdʒuːliˑˈet |
| K | Kilo | KEY LOH | ˈkiːlo |
| L | Lima | LEE MAH | ˈliːmɑ |
| M | Mike | MIKE | mɑik |
| N | November | NO VEM BER | noˈvembə |
| O | Oscar | OSS CAH | ˈɔskɑ |
| P | Papa | PAH PAH | pəˈpɑ |
| Q | Quebec | KEH BECK | keˈbek |
| R | Romeo | ROW ME OH | ˈroːmiˑo |
| S | Sierra | SEE AIR RAH (ICAO, ITU, IMO) SEE AIR AH (FAA) | siˈerɑ |
| T | Tango | TANG GO | ˈtængo [sic] |
| U | Uniform | YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM | ˈjuːnifɔːm or ˈuːnifɔrm [sic] |
| V | Victor | VIK TAH | ˈviktɑ |
| W | Whiskey | WISS KEY | ˈwiski |
| X | X-ray or Xray | ECKS RAY (ICAO, ITU) ECKS RAY (IMO, FAA) | ˈeksˈrei |
| Y | Yankee | YANG KEY | ˈjænki [sic] |
| Z | Zulu | ZOO LOO | ˈzuːluː |
saya hafal ini dari kecil, orangtua saya adalah pengguna ORARI dan RAPI pada masa-masa keemasannya, untungnya sekarang jadi kelihatan agak propesional kalau harus spelling berbagai singkatan pada para pelanggan spesial khususnya orang-orang pelayaran nah nah :D
ada juga sih singkatan yang dianggap biasa, misalnya F diganti Fanta, U diganti Ungu, B diganti Bebek huehee J diganti jadi Jakarta, cuma yang paling lucu ama seorang teman yang bilang J - Julia Perez :D