5. Alphabet

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Learn English:  When people spell a name or email, they often need to say "A as in Afghanistan, B as in Brazil." When someone does not speak English well, use examples which are the same in many languages, like the lesson here. A list shows why we chose these names. Z is spoken both Zee (US) and Zed (other countries).

​►Male+pauses, ​►Male without pauses
United States (Zee) Song (Male_​►​MP3, Female_​►MP3)
United States (Zee) ​►Song (video)
Other English-speakers (Zed) ​►Song (video)

You can practice with a Test for this section

A as in Afghanistan
B as in Brazil
C as in Calgary
D as in Denmark
E as in Ecuador
F as in Fiji
G as in Ghana
H as in Hong Kong
I as in Iran
J as in Jamaica
K as in Kenya
L as in Liberia
M as in Mexico
N as in Nigeria
O as in Ottawa
P as in Pakistan
Q as in Quebec
R as in Romania
S as in Sudan
T as in Tanzania
U as in Ukraine
V as in Virginia
W as in Washington
X as in XYZ
Y as in Yokohama
Z as in Zurich

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Names of these letters have a long Aa sound: A, H, J, K.
These have a long Ee sound: B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, Zee (in US).
These have a short Ee sound: F, L, M, N, S, X, Zed (outside US).
These have other sounds:
I, Y,
O,
Q, U, W,
R

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Symbols Used in Email + Web Addresses:

Emails  ​►Male+pauses, ​►​without pauses

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.org
mdc@un.org
dai@rfi.fr
b@Lang1234.com
spa@cri.com.cn
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