·− ·−· · / −·−− −−− ··− / −−− −·− ·− −·−− ··−−··
"Are You Okay?" in Morse code is ·− ·−· · / −·−− −−− ··− / −−− −·− ·− −·−− ··−−··.
Leave a short gap between letters and a longer gap between words. In writing, letters are separated by a space and words by a slash. At standard timing a dot lasts one unit, a dash three units, the gap inside a letter one unit, the gap between letters three units and the gap between words seven. "Are You Okay?" takes 135 units, about 8.1 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Are You Okay?" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: A is ·−, R is ·−·, E is ·, Y is −·−−, O is −−−, U is ··−, K is −·− and the question mark is ··−−··.
How do you pronounce it?
di-dah di-dah-dit dit / dah-di-dah-dah dah-dah-dah di-di-dah / dah-dah-dah dah-di-dah di-dah dah-di-dah-dah di-di-dah-dah-di-dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, A ·− can be read as E and T · −, which changes the message.
When do people say it?
Operators shorten common replies: R means "received", TU means "thank you" and FB means "fine business", or "great".
Did you know?
- The first long-distance telegraph message in the United States, sent from Washington to Baltimore on 24 May 1844, read "What hath God wrought".
- Morse code can be sent with anything that turns on and off: a flashlight, a ship's signal lamp, a tapping finger or a blinking eye.
