tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post5608809831523561977..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Can't Everyone Just Learn the Radio Alphabet?Aviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-75408231564316718742014-01-05T05:32:33.327+00:002014-01-05T05:32:33.327+00:00Hi:
I've just launched a a little flash card g...Hi:<br />I've just launched a a little flash card game to help people learn the radio alphabet. You can find it at <a href="http://radioalphabet.com" rel="nofollow">radioalphabet.com</a>.<br /><br />I'm still tweaking it, and plan on adding a few alternate alphabets to choose from. Not planning on adding the German version yet, though. ;)<br /><br />- AAA<br /><br />Alfred Ayachehttp://notoriouswebmaster.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-16986635630333116902013-11-06T09:45:51.572+00:002013-11-06T09:45:51.572+00:00"The radio alphabet is international, right?&..."The radio alphabet is international, right?"<br /><br />No it isn't. The concept is though. And in English we at least have worldwide consistency.<br />Try this:<br />Anton, Aerger, Berta, Ceasar, Charlotte, Dora, Emil, Friedrich, Gustav, Heinrich, Ida, Julius, Kaufmann, Ludwig, Marta, Nordpol, Otto, Oekonom, Paula, Quelle, Richard, Siegfried, Schule, Eszett, Theodor, Ulrich, Uebermut, Viktor, Wilhelm, Xanthippe, Ypsilon, Zeppelin.<br /><br />That is Germany (from memory, I think I've got a couple mixed around). Austrian & Swiss German each have something like a dozen deviations from Germany type German.Steve at the Pubhttp://www.the-public-house.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-28113825015721997932013-10-19T17:27:35.712+00:002013-10-19T17:27:35.712+00:00Oh, they did have those things. A roast sausage in...Oh, they did have those things. A roast sausage in a kaiser roll is probably the old classic <i>zum Mitnehmen</i> - literal translation: to take with (you). But now, with everything to go and no time for a Kaffeehaus, they probably want to make sure and order something <i>to go to take away</i>. It's a bit like: "I always double-click, just to be sure."<br /><br />BTW: E-mail me if your trip takes you to you-know-where, ok?zbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-17216125808643570232013-10-18T13:54:07.313+00:002013-10-18T13:54:07.313+00:00So, Germans didn't have things "to go&quo...So, Germans didn't have things "to go" before stealing the English? Or the native word is eight syllables long?<br /><br />And I've no idea what is special about the ticket, maybe because it's international travel. Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-79613828927203356662013-10-18T11:15:24.526+00:002013-10-18T11:15:24.526+00:00Bwa-ha, ha. I love this post. Have you tried: &quo...Bwa-ha, ha. I love this post. Have you tried: "Checkensie my-ensie reservationsie or I willensie killensie youensie?"<br /><br />Like, <i>youensie</i> in itself is probably the most funny word ever and as such excuses the arrogance that may be brought along by the rest of the phrase.<br /><br />Once you're here in Germany, at some Hauptbahnhof, please don't forget to order "Ein Latte Macchiato to go zum Mitnehmen, bitte". Three languages messing up one single phrase. Awesome, right? Even if you don't like coffee, it's worth the money you spend.zbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-55134909107626791222013-10-16T14:45:33.524+00:002013-10-16T14:45:33.524+00:00Of all the languages to have to navigate without e...Of all the languages to have to navigate without experience, I'd say German is my least favorite. It's so, harsh, and not intuitive at all.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlATOHGj9EY" rel="nofollow">Case in Point</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-67896673513364670142013-10-15T12:53:04.360+00:002013-10-15T12:53:04.360+00:00Yes... P as in "Pterodactyl" and F as in...Yes... P as in "Pterodactyl" and F as in ghotI’ <br /><br />Or, in English, "ghoti":<br />tou<b>gh</b><br />w<b>o</b>men<br />na<b>ti</b>onSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-60457941332737341852013-10-15T05:08:22.262+00:002013-10-15T05:08:22.262+00:00Had the NATO , I mean "radio", alphabet ...Had the NATO , I mean "radio", alphabet drilled into me looking at it 8 hrs/day for ten months as a dispatcher.<br /><br />Some people inescapably experience mental- visual or other cross-association with a number or letter. NOW we're talking problems. majrojnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-75052690101209326902013-10-14T16:10:32.479+00:002013-10-14T16:10:32.479+00:00Of course Ypsilon is the letter "y" itse...Of course Ypsilon is the letter "y" itself (same as we would call "z" either "zed" or "zee")... and there can't be many other common German words out there that start with a "Y"Paul Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-44215329606082549852013-10-14T14:34:54.280+00:002013-10-14T14:34:54.280+00:00I'm not even a pilot and I find it frustrating...I'm not even a pilot and I find it frustrating that the phonetic alphabet isn't common knowledge.<br /><br />Therefore, as a soon-to-be high school English and Drama teacher, I will definitely work it in to the curriculum in all of my 8th grade classes :) (No middle school in Australia)Scoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-82969367930781620002013-10-13T12:37:23.889+00:002013-10-13T12:37:23.889+00:00it is one of the quirks of growing up in Europe th...it is one of the quirks of growing up in Europe that even the Brits speak a smattering of phrases in a variety of languages<br /><br />Since moving to Canada I've noticed that no one outside the pilot community uses the radio alphabet. I'm used to spelling out my name and at least postal code using this.<br /><br />Once, in Canada , I ended up with six tables reservations in a restaurant one in the name of Charlie, one in India<br /><br />you get the picture!LocalFlightEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874275201319246223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-38182266250145015962013-10-13T06:48:01.391+00:002013-10-13T06:48:01.391+00:00The problem I found as a youngster deciding to lea...The problem I found as a youngster deciding to learn a foreign language is that for any non-english speaker it's almost a no brainer to pick English as the language to learn (I say almost as I accept some may pick Mandarin for example), but as a native English speaker which language do you pick - French, German, Spanish, Mandarin etc etc...<br /><br />Anyway I did my research and discovered that German was the most spoken European Language so I duly learnt it - I figured with English and German I would have Europe covered. Trouble is, every other European country seems to hate the Germans and as a result no-one else knows the language!<br /><br />Oh well, Gute Reisen!!<br /><br />Dave from the UK :)Dave Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085253764274728800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-64882986074319528202013-10-13T02:40:09.597+00:002013-10-13T02:40:09.597+00:00I spell and say Ja with a J. Grandparents emigrate...I spell and say Ja with a J. Grandparents emigrated to Wisconsin in 1884. Grandma didn't know if she could Sprechen sie Deutsch on the new fangled telephone her boys got them. <br /><br />The sad thing is my Dad wouldn't teach me German. My stepdad insisted I learn French (which I did) and I live in southern Ca where I should learn to speak Spanish. <br /><br />I hope your German adventure is free time and not work! amulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-6259261797812343382013-10-13T00:17:44.164+00:002013-10-13T00:17:44.164+00:00Hi, where exactly are you going to in Germany? Whi...Hi, where exactly are you going to in Germany? Which train is so special you have to book it by phone? Is it some old steam train? I'm just curious being from Germany... :-)<br /><br />Thanks for your nice and interesting blog.<br /><br />Best regards from Germany!<br />BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com