phonetic alphabet
 

Anyone know where I can find a Spanish phonetic alphabet.?

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I bet Lynnxa has something :thumbsup:

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I think lynnxa knows on this site.

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yes I have - and I am at this very moment trying to convert the damn thing back from a pdf to a word doc cos I've lost my original:frown:


I've attached the pdf here



I just tried using a pdf converter I found a link to in the Lab here - it converted it to a word doc for me but I can't copy/paste into another doc I'm creating - it sort of works - but doesn't 'hold' if you see what I mean

if anyone knows how let me know

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I know how you know:thumbup:
but how did you know:confused:

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I guess you promote yourself well. :confused::thumbup:

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Thanks lynnxa

But that is more of a pronunciation guide I think :o

What Spaniard would use the word William to express a W they would use WHISKY ;)

When I have heard Spaniards speaking phonetically i.e. over the phone it has been more like

A Alemania
B Barcellona
C Cadiz
D Dinamarca

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ah I see what you mean

the sort of phonetic alphabet used for spelling something

I dare say there is a standard one but I'm sorry I don't know it

when I watch 'Rueda de la Suerte' (Wheel of Fortune) they all seem to use different ones, so I suppose you could make up your own using the pronunciation tips as a guide?

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here you are - found one

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Append...netic_alphabet

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Brilliant thank you :thumbsup:

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Here is the doc version of your PDF.
I have assumed since you published the PDF and wanted it converted you would not mind me posting the word doc here.

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From experience P for Pamplona is used rather than P for Paris

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thanks:thumbsup:

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For military and aviation use its the same as the U.K BUT 99% of spanish dont know it!!!

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Thats not the phonetic alphabet ,just letter pronuciation for english.

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which is what I thought fredbargate wanted - something to help with phonetic pronunciation of spanish letters


which is why I posted it

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Why have a go at me? All I done was convert the PDF into a word doc as lynnxa said they wanted to do. We are not just talking military things here are we? There are many forms of phonetic alphabets.

Besides the Spanish NATO forces use the same as any other country.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfabet...ico_de_la_OTAN

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Calm down :eek:

What I would like to do is accurately convey my email address which is part English @ telefonica to a lady in an office in Cadiz.
This office first informed me that they only communicate by letter.To speed the process up I hand delivered my letter to them four weeks ago.
Today they offered to fax me when the documents are ready.
I don't know anybody old enough to remember what a fax is. :lol:

Therefore I was hoping she might admit that they have email facilities and I am trying to make sure gets my email address right first time.

However I feel that another trip to collect said documents will have to be undertaken.

Or wait four more weeks for the mail.

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Fred,
Faxs are used a lot here in Spain, we still get faxes being sent to us for publicity. We some times have to use a fax to confirm a reservation with the official government body for tourism here in Galicia, they too do not seem to ahve heard of email.
It could be beacuse internet connections are either slow or impossible in some locations in Spian.


This is way of subject but have you ever seen the lonely typewriter sitting in the corner of an office? We have seen them used too!

Good luck with your quest:fingerscrossed:

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I rang round all my friends and no one could come up with a fax I could use in Spain.

I do have use of one in Gibraltar,:eek:

but as I am dealing with a Spanish Government department I decided not to do so.

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Telefonica love faxes, I had to fax a copy of my phone bill that I had to pay at the bank when I got cut off.
It was my fault because I failed to check that they had taken the DD out one August, they took the September one out then cut us off. doh

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i sthere not a locutorio near you?

a lot of them have them

or friendly bank?

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Hi Lynxxa - i have dropped you an email. Just thought I'd mention it, in case it lands in your spam folder.

Elle xx

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Hey man, they could have said telex !!!!

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Football results on the tickertape :rofl:

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Apparently, according to Spanish friends, a few tax or bank forms can only be completed using an old fashioned typewriter thats why you will see them in most offices.

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Ahem:embarrassed_smile:

There are places where certain information to be copied out by hand because records are not kept on computer. Believe me. I know.

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.....boys with jumpers as goalposts!

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Fredbargate,
Are you looking for something like this?
Alicante - Barcelona - Córdoba - Dinamarca - España - Francia - Girona - Huesca - Italia - Jaén - Kilo - Lérida - Madrid - Navarra - Oviedo - Pamplona - Queso - Roma - Salamanca - Teruel - Ucrania - Valencia - Whisky - Zaragoza
Very Spanish, not international, but used by Telefonica.

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it got into my inbox:thumbup:

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No wonder they take so long to get to Benalmadena or Fuengirola. lol

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Hi Luz

That is very similar to what I have heard.
My knowledge of this comes from listening to a mechanic in a car repairshop ordering parts over the phone and is limited to very few characters. However he always says Alemania and not Almeria whilst he does use Dinamarca and Francia.
I am well aware of the NATO phonetic alphabet but not many Spanish secretaries would understand it.

I am sure I will now be able to get my email address over to the young lady using the help I have received here.

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just pick cities/countries/spanish names that start with the letter