![]() ![]() For instance roger for R (originally also used to mean received), zebra for Z and george for G. Variations exist from older military codes, or simply because people use other memorable words which clearly represent a letter. It is now an official and widely understood code – but it is not the only way to describe English letters. This alphabet was developed in the 1950s using a huge number of tests to see which words were the most effectively understood internationally. The main alternative alphabet is called either the Nato Phonetic Alphabet, or the ICAO Phonetic Alphabet, shown in the table below: Letter This may be useful if you have concerns about your pronunciation, as these words are used and understood internationally to avoid confusion (particularly with radio or phone operators). You may also find variations of letter names, such as for H and Z (which can also be called izzard).Īs there are variations in pronunciation of the letters’ names, phonic alphabets have also been developed representing letters with specific words (starting with the letter they represent), rather than their original names. However there are some exceptions: H, J, K, Q, R, Y and Z (in its British form, zed). It may be enough to remember, however, that most of the letters are pronounced using the simple rules that vowels represent themselves, in long vowel form (e – ee), and consonants are represented either consant +ee (dee) or e+consonant (eff). Thanks to the internet, you can now hear variants of the tune on YouTube. Often joined by the final line, “Now I know my ACB, won’t you sing along with me.”, and then repeated. How to learn the names of English lettersĮnglish-speaking children are often taught the names of the English alphabet using a simple rhyme, grouping the words in the following way: The names of letters in the English alphabet Letter ![]() The following table gives all the names of the English (for a full printable image file, with NATO words, click the image above, or here): The names are also used when we pronounce acronyms (multiple words abbreviated to letters), such as PDF, MC and DJ, or with compound nouns that use an individual letter, such as T-shirt or A-level. The pronunciation of these letter names can be very useful if you need to spell out your name, words, or just individual letters, in spoken English. It is very rare that you will have to write these names, so the spellings of the letters’ names themselves may not be especially important to learn – what is important is how they are pronounced. The names of these letters mostly correspond to the sound of the letter itself (usually in a single long vowel form, or with a consonant followed by a long vowel), with some exceptions. When putting a text in Germany and in Austria in quotation marks, it is preferable to use the symbol „ (Anführungszeichen unten) when starting an expression and the symbol ” (Anführungszeichen oben) when finishing it.When you need to spell a word out loud, there is a recognised vocabulary for naming the individual letters of the English alphabet. Ex: Ein- und Ausgänge (instead of saying Eingänge und Ausgänge) Hyphen for indicating that part of a word has been omitted because it was redundant. Hyphen for dividing a word when it doesn't fit on one line. The same typographical sign has a different name depending on its function: The typographical sign hyphen "-" is called the following in German: Parentheses the left parentheses opening parentheses the right parentheses closing parenthesesĭie geschweiften Klammern die geschwungenen Klammern ![]() It is very useful to know how to say the following in German: Punctuation signs, different parenthesis and some symbols frequently used such as the at sign and asterisk.ĭie (runde) Klammern die linke Klammer die Klammer auf die rechte Klammer die Klammer zu List of punctuation signs and writing symbols If your keyboard does not have ä, ö, ü and ß, you can use ae, oe, ue and ss instead, respectively.Do not confuse ß (Eszett) with β (beta).the ß does not exist in Swiss German and is substituted for with ss.In English, to make the pronunciation and spelling of a word clear, we say "B as in burger" but in German they use names to spell and those names are fixed. The German alphabet is very similar to that of English but it has four letters that English does not have: ä, ö, ü and ß. ![]()
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