Learn English Basics

Learn your English alphabet (requires Real Player ).

The alphabet A-Z
A a	B b	C c	D d	E e	F f	G g	H h
I i	J j	K k	L l	M m	N n	O o	P p
Q q	R r	S s	T t	U u	V v	W w	X x
Y y	Z z

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Vowels
A	E	I	O	U

 

Consonants
B	C	D	F	G	H	J	K
L	M	N	P	Q	R	S	T
V	W	X	Y	Z

 

The Rhyming Alphabet
The following letters rhyme with each other:-
ä sound	ë sound	e sound	ï sound		yü sound
A	B	F	I	O	Q	R	Z
H	C	L	Y		U
J	D	M			W
K	E	N
	G	S
	P	X
	T
	V

The Phonetic Alphabet
When spelling (especially over the phone) you can use the phonetic alphabet to avoid confusion between similar sounding letters - P/B S/F T/D etc.
A	Alpha	B	Bravo
C	Charlie	D	Delta
E	Echo	F	Foxtrot
G	Golf	H	Hotel
I	India	J	Juliet
K	Kilo	L	Lima
M	Mike	N	November
O	Oscar	P	Papa
Q	Quebec	R	Romeo
S	Sierra	T	Tango
U	Uniform	V	Victor
W	Whisky	X	X-Ray
Y	Yankee	Z	Zulu
More on pronunciation here.

Common Symbols
Symbol	Word (common term in brackets)
.	full stop
,	comma
?	question mark
!	exclamation mark
:	colon
;	semi-colon
-	hyphen (dash)
&	ampersand
/	virgule (forward slash)
\	reversed virgule (backward slash)
@	at
#	hash
£	pound symbol
€	euro symbol
$	dollar symbol
'	apostrophe
~	tilde
*	asterisk
´	acute accent
`	grave accent
"	quotation mark
( )	left / right parentheses
[]	left / right square bracket
{}	left / right brace
< >	left / right angle bracket

Capitalisation
When spelling a word for someone it is sometimes necessary to let the person know when letters need to be written in CAPITALS and when they need to be written small. There's a guide to capitalisation here.
"How do you spell UNESCO please?"	"Capital U-N-E-S-C-O."
"How do you spell T-Online please?"	"Capital T dash capital O small n-l-i-n-e."
"How do you spell 1&1 Profi please?"	"The number one then an ampersand another one, followed by capital P small r-o-f-i."
More on capitalisation here.