Make an effort to try to learn it as well as possible.

Here it is:

A (ei)

B (bi:)

C (si:)

D (di:)

E (i:)

F (ef)

G (ʤ i:)

H (ei ʧ )

I (ai)

J (ʤei)

K (kei)

L (el)

M (em)

N (en)

O (əu)

P (pi:)

Q (kju:)

R (a:*)

S (es)

T (ti:)

U (ju:)

V (vi:)

W (d ʌblju:)

X (eks)

Y (wai)

Z (zed) (Br) (zi:)(Am)

Ä can be spelt as A and if you have to explain you can say that ä is a with two dots or ö is o with two dots.

People with German background know about umlaut. The umlaut is usually a pair of dots or lines ( ¨ ) placed over the letter that represents the affected vowel sound. Then you may say Ö is O umlaut.

Sometimes it is necessary to make the difference between Estonian vowels Ö and Õ and then you have to be very creative.

When you spell names you will use CAPITAL letters(i.e. upper case letters) and small letters (i.e. lower case letters). When you spell a name, e.g. Kate, you should say

Capital /kei/ /ei/ /ti:/ /i:/

EXERCISE

Listen to the speaker and read the alphabet together with him.

A, B, …

EXERCISE

Spell your name for yourself. Was it easy? But you have to be careful with some names, e.g Estonian name Tuuli. How do you spell it? You cannot say double (ju:) as it means (dʌblju:) i.e. W, but most probably (ju:) and (ju:).

Perhaps you need some more practice.