1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/1.2-alphabets.md
英语总计使用 26 个字母（letters），各有大小写之分。在欧洲语言之中，英语是罕见的不使用修饰符（diacritics）的文字 —— 所谓修饰符，指的是字母上附加的标记，用以区分发音或者意义，比如，â、é、ç，等等。
北约（NATO）有一套指称英文字母的系统，用以在仅有语音交流的情况下避免歧义 —— 在军事、航空、紧急救助、无线电或者电话沟通等诸多场合中具备不可或缺的作用。
| Letter | Pronunciation | NATO Phonetic Alphabet |
|---|---|---|
| A a | <span class="pho alt">eɪ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/a-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/a-us-female.mp3"></span> | Alpha <span class="pho alt">ˈælfə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Alpha-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Alpha-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| B b | <span class="pho alt">biː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/b-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/b-us-female.mp3"></span> | Bravo <span class="pho alt">ˈbrɑːvoʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Bravo-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Bravo-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| C c | <span class="pho alt">siː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/c-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/c-us-female.mp3"></span> | Charlie <span class="pho alt">ˈtʃɑːrli</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Charlie-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Charlie-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| D d | <span class="pho alt">diː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/d-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/d-us-female.mp3"></span> | Delta <span class="pho alt">ˈdeltə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Delta-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Delta-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| E e | <span class="pho alt">iː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/e-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/e-us-female.mp3"></span> | Echo <span class="pho alt">ˈekoʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Echo-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Echo-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| F f | <span class="pho alt">ef</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/f-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/f-us-female.mp3"></span> | Foxtrot <span class="pho alt">ˈfɔːkstrɒt</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Foxtrot-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Foxtrot-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| G g | <span class="pho alt">dʒiː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/g-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/g-us-female.mp3"></span> | Golf <span class="pho alt">ɡɑːf</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Golf-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Golf-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| H h | <span class="pho alt">eɪtʃ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/h-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/h-us-female.mp3"></span> | Hotel <span class="pho alt">hoʊˈtel</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Hotel-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Hotel-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| I i | <span class="pho alt">aɪ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/i-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/i-us-female.mp3"></span> | India <span class="pho alt">ˈɪndiə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/India-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/India-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| J j | <span class="pho alt">dʒeɪ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/j-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/j-us-female.mp3"></span> | Juliet <span class="pho alt">ˈdʒuːliət, ˈdʒuːliˌet</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Juliet-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Juliet-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| K k | <span class="pho alt">keɪ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/k-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/k-us-female.mp3"></span> | Kilo <span class="pho alt">ˈkiːloʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Kilo-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Kilo-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| L l | <span class="pho alt">el</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/l-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/l-us-female.mp3"></span> | Lima <span class="pho alt">ˈliːmə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Lima-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Lima-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| M m | <span class="pho alt">em</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/m-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/m-us-female.mp3"></span> | Mike <span class="pho alt">maɪk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Mike-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Mike-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| N n | <span class="pho alt">en</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/n-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/n-us-female.mp3"></span> | November <span class="pho alt">noʊˈvembɚ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/November-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/November-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| O o | <span class="pho alt">oʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/o-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/o-us-female.mp3"></span> | Oscar <span class="pho alt">ˈɑːskɑːr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Oscar-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Oscar-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| P p | <span class="pho alt">piː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/p-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/p-us-female.mp3"></span> | Papa <span class="pho alt">ˈpɑːpɑ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Papa-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Papa-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| Q q | <span class="pho alt">kjuː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/q-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/q-us-female.mp3"></span> | Quebec <span class="pho alt">kwəˈbek</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Quebec-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Quebec-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| R r | <span class="pho alt">ɑːr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/r-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/r-us-female.mp3"></span> | Romeo <span class="pho alt">ˈroʊmioʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Romeo-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Romeo-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| S s | <span class="pho alt">es</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/s-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/s-us-female.mp3"></span> | Sierra <span class="pho alt">siˈerə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Sierra-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Sierra-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| T t | <span class="pho alt">tiː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/t-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/t-us-female.mp3"></span> | Tango <span class="pho alt">ˈtæŋɡoʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Tango-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Tango-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| U u | <span class="pho alt">juː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/u-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/u-us-female.mp3"></span> | Uniform <span class="pho alt">ˈjuːnəfɔːrm</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Uniform-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Uniform-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| V v | <span class="pho alt">viː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/v-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/v-us-female.mp3"></span> | Victor <span class="pho alt">ˈvɪktɚ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Victor-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Victor-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| W w | <span class="pho alt">ˈdʌbᵊljuː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/w-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/w-us-female.mp3"></span> | Whiskey <span class="pho alt">ˈwɪskiː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Whiskey-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Whiskey-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| X x | <span class="pho alt">eks</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/x-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/x-us-female.mp3"></span> | X-ray <span class="pho alt">ˈeks.reɪ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/X-ray-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/X-ray-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| Y y | <span class="pho alt">waɪ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/y-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/y-us-female.mp3"></span> | Yankee <span class="pho alt">ˈjæŋkiː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Yankee-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Yankee-us-female.mp3"></span> |
| Z z | <span class="pho alt">ziː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/z-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/z-us-female.mp3"></span> | Zulu <span class="pho alt">ˈzuːluː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Zulu-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Zulu-us-female.mp3"></span> |
在英式英语中，z 被读作 <span class="pho alt">zed</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/zed-uk-female.mp3"></span>。
[!Note]
- 合成语音文件使用的是 OpenAI 的 TTS (Text-to-Speech) 和微软的 Edge's TTS。蓝色喇叭图标<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Alpha-us-male.mp3"></span>是男性语音，红色喇叭图标<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Alpha-us-female.mp3"></span>是女性语音。