Imagine that you want to continue your study in an English speaking country. You've got a lot of new friends there but you're not sure how to write their names properly. Well, you can ask them how to spell their names. That's why, you have to know how to spell the English alphabet correctly. It sounds too simple, huh? But in fact, I met some graduated Senior High School students who are still confused about this spelling matter.
Listen to English speaker recite the alphabet in English HERE.
Letter | Letter name | Pronunciation |
A | a | /eɪ/ |
B | bee | /bi:/ |
C | cee | /si:/ |
D | dee | /di:/ |
E | e | /i:/ |
F | ef (eff as a verb) | /ɛf/ |
G | gee | /dʒi:/ |
H | aitch | /eɪtʃ/ |
haitch | /heɪtʃ/ | |
I | i | /aɪ/ |
J | jay | /dʒeɪ/ |
jy | /dʒaɪ/ | |
K | kay | /keɪ/ |
L | el | /ɛl/ |
M | em | /ɛm/ |
N | en | /ɛn/ |
O | o | /oʊ/ |
P | pee | /pi:/ |
Q | cue | /kju:/ |
R | ar | /ɑr/ |
S | ess (es-) | /ɛs/ |
T | tee | /ti:/ |
U | u | /ju:/ |
V | vee | /vi:/ |
W | double-u | /dʌbəlju:/ |
X | ex | /ɛks/ |
Y | wy or wye | /waɪ/ |
Z | zed | /zɛd/ |
zee | /zi:/ | |
izzard | /ɪzərd/ |
