Phonetic Alphabet - is it only the English Alphabet that has this or does other languages that have additional

Question

letters have it for example ch - or do they just separate each letter.

Answer 1

Hi yes there is an international phonetic alphabet also known as, IPA, which includes sounds and signs common to many languages yet it also includes sounds unique to different cultures. Double clicking the links below will take you to the International Phonetic Association´s pages (2nd) concretely to the international phonetic alphabet (1st):

http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/images/pulmonic.gif
http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipachart.html

Since it represents sounds with special symbols the sound ch is represented by a sign similar to X
Enjoy it
Santiago

Answer 2

I can say in Portuguese we use the Phonetic Alphabet in the NATO form, but only a few people use it.
Regarding CH, we would say: C for Charlie and H for Hotel. But I guess according to each country there are some variations. For example, I heard people say F for Freddy, or Frank, whereas I say F for Foxtrot.

Answer 3

The International Phonetic Alphabet is international since the symbols are not tied to any writing system but to the sounds of a language.

Here is the official web site: http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipachart.html
and a wikipedia article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet

Answer 4

well , in arabic for example the "sh" sound as in "sheep" is made by one letter only not two
if thats what u meant ..
and the sounds in english ..or the english phonetic alphabets are not the only sounds in all languages ..again in arabic we have sounds that are not in other languages

Answer 5

Interesting question.....Nato countries use a standard alphabet....alpha bravo etc....but in some countries the spelling is changed such as in J...juliet which is spelled differently in French although pronounced the same....so basically it is the same sound for each letter, but spelt differently where necessary.

So if it was Ch they would just say Charlie, Hotel...and not use the actual phoenetics....if that makes sense to you.

Answer 6

Are you talking about the sounds the letters make when you are teaching children to read?

I would imagine that every language has that, or how would they teach young people to read and spell?

Answer 7

You've lost me. Can you make your question clearer please?