Phonetic Alphabet
There is a Romanian equivalent to the English-language NATO phonetic alphabet. Most code words are people's first names, with the exception of K, J, Q, W, Y, and Z. Letters with diacritics (Ă, Â, Î, Ș, Ț) are generally transmitted without diacritics (A, A, I, S, T).
| Word | IPA (unofficial) | Word | IPA (unofficial) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Ana | /ˈa.na/ | N | Nicolae | /ni.koˈla.e/ | |
| B | Barbu | /ˈbar.bu/ | O | Olga | /ˈol.ɡa/ | |
| C | Constantin | /kon.stanˈtin/ | P | Petre | /ˈpe.tre/ | |
| D | Dumitru | /duˈmi.tru/ | Q | Q | /kju/ | |
| E | Elena | /eˈle.na/ | R | Radu | /ˈra.du/ | |
| F | Florea | /ˈflo.re̯a/ | S | Sandu | /ˈsan.du/ | |
| G | Gheorghe | /ˈɡe̯or.ɡe/ | T | Tudor | /ˈtu.dor/ | |
| H | Haralambie | /ha.raˈlam.bi.e/ | U | Udrea | /ˈu.dre̯a/ | |
| I | Ion | /iˈon/ | V | Vasile | /vaˈsi.le/ | |
| J | Jiu | /ʒiw/ | W | dublu V | /du.bluˈve/ | |
| K | kilogram | /ki.loˈɡram/ | X | Xenia | /ˈkse.ni.a/ | |
| L | Lazăr | /ˈla.zər/ | Y | I grec | /ˈi.ɡrek/ | |
| M | Maria | /maˈri.a/ | Z | zahăr | /ˈza.hər/ |
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