Remembering the International NATO Phone alphabet with pictures

at home and when travelling you often need to spell out your name or a place name. It is handy to remember and recognize the NATO alphabet.

 First of all, if you look up phonetic alphabet, the phonetic alphabet is how the letters sound, such as AY for A, bee for B, but the the one you use for telling the spelling of your name or a place name is more often called the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Using Pictures

If you want to recall the NATO alphabet, I thought it might help me and you to pick a few pictures. It is easy to find pictures of golf, India,, Whisky and hotels, and Romeo and Juliet on a balcony. If you have a friend called Mike, add that. For Charlie, either a friend called charlie, or champagne after champagne Charlie (who was a real person). 

Where to Find Pictures

You could search on Wikipedia. You might find you have a few items at home. A hotel brochure. A golf ball., or ball. You might take pictures on your travels. The hotel. The golf course sign. A whisky bottle. A map of India. A flag of the USA, Canada, Peru.

A - alpha

B - bravo

C - Charlie

Champagne Charlie from France. 

Or Charlie Chaplin

D - Delta

E - Echo

F - foxtrot

G - Golf

H - hotel

I - India

J - Juliet

Juliet, from Verona in Italy.

K - Kilo

L - Lima

(Capital of Peru)

M - Mike

Michael Jackson with microphone

N - November

O - Oscar

P - Papa

Q - Quebec

In Canada.

Flag of Canada, maple leaf.

R - Romeo

Romeo and Juliet from Italy.

S - Sierra

T - Tango

U - Uniform

V - Victor

W - Whisky

From Scotland, spelled Whisky, from the USA spelled whiskey.

X - X-ray

Y - Yankee

Person from the USA. American flag.

Z - Zulu

From Southern Africa.