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Dutch Telephone / Spelling Alphabet

English	International	US Military	Dutch
Alfred	Amsterdam	Alpha	Anton / Anna
Benjamin	Baltimore	Bravo	Bernard
Charles	Casablanca	Charlie	Cornelis
David	Denmark	Delta	Dirk
Edward	Edison	Echo	Eduard
Frederick	Florida	Foxtrot	Ferdinand
George	Gallipoli	Golf	Gerard
Harry	Havana	Hotel	Hendrik
Isaac	Italia	India	Izaak
Jack	Jerusalem	Juliet	Jan / Johannes 2 / Jacob 2
King	Kilogramme	Kilo	Karel
London	Liverpool	Lima	Lodewijk / Leo
Mary	Madagascar	Mike	Marie
Nellie	New York	November	Nico
Oliver	Oslo	Oscar	Otto
Peter	Paris	Papa	Pieter
Queen	Quebec	Quebec	Quotiënt / Quirinus
Robert	Roma	Romeo	Rudolf / Richard
Samuel	Santiago	Sierra	Simon
Tommy	Tripoli	Tango	Theodoor / Teunis / Tinus
Uncle	Uppsala	Uniform	Utrecht
Victor	Valencia	Victor	Victor
William	Washington	Whiskey	Willem
X-ray	Xantippe	X-ray	Xantippe
Yellow	Yokohma	Yankee	Ypsilon / Y-Grèc
-	-	-	IJmuiden / IJsbrand
Zebra	Zürich	Zulu	Zaandam / Zacharias

In Holland, people ususally say their name when picking up the phone.
"Met wie spreek ik?" 2 [With whom am I speaking?] - Who's calling?
"Verkeerd verbonden." 2 ['wrong connection'] "wrong number"
"Sorry" (English) - "pardon" (French) - "het spijt me" 2 3 'I am sorry'
(het) telefoonnummer 2 3 'phone number'
(het) antwoordapparaat 2 'answering machine'

- more telephone - 600 'Dutch' names

telefoontoestel (Ericsson)

telefoon, telefoontoestel

kiesschijf

mobieltje 2

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