Phonetic Alphabet with Morse Code Mnemonics
International
Phonetic Morse Code Mnemonic (explanation)
A Alpha AL fah ·- al-FA
B Bravo BRAH voh -··· YEAH! *clap* *clap* *clap* (applause)
C Charlie CHAR lee -·-· CHAR-lie's AN-gels (1970s TV show)
D Delta DEL tah -·· NEW or-leans
E Echo EKK oh · hey!
F Foxtrot FOKS trot ··-· *step**step**BRUSH**step* (that's how one foxtrot
G Golf golf --· HOLE IN one!
H Hotel HO tell ···· ho-li-day-inn
I India IN dee ah ·· bom-bay
J Juliet JEW lee ett ·--- where-FORE ART THOU?
K Kilo KEY loh -·- POUND for POUND
L Lima LEE mah ·-·· li-MA pe-rcapital of Peru.)
M Mike mike -- LIKE MIKE (Michael Jordan advertising jingle)
N November NOH vem ber -· AU-tumn
O Oscar OSS car --- SUN-NY-DAY (Sesame Street theme song as in "Oscar the Grouch")
P Papa PAH pah ·--· of DOC-TOR good (from "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", by Cher.)
Q Quebec keh BECK --·- A-LOU-et-TUH (a song sung by French Canadians)
R Romeo ROW me oh ·-· ro-MER-o "Romeo" in Spanish.
S Sierra see AIR ah ··· ne-va-d(the Sierra Nevada)
T Tango TANG go - DIP (When the boy dips the girl, during a tango, he holds her there for a few seconds.)
U Uniform YOU nee form ··- u-ni-FOR
V Victor VIK ter ···- the first 4 notes of Beethoven's 5th (1st movement is the "Ode to Victory")
W Whiskey WISS key ·-- jack AND COKE (Jack Daniel's whiskey, and Coca Cola.)
X X-ray EKS ray -··- ON-ly the BONES (that's all which is visible in an x-ray image.)
Y Yankee YANG kee -·-- ON a PO-NY (from Yankee Doodle)
Z Zulu ZOO luu --·· SHA-KA zu-lu (name of famous Zulu king.)
Koch Method for learning morse code(Don't use mnemonics).