diff --git a/config/keyboard/desktop.conf b/config/keyboard/desktop.conf
index 7dc73774..e328e1fb 100644
--- a/config/keyboard/desktop.conf
+++ b/config/keyboard/desktop.conf
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 1-KEY_KP5=curr_word
 1-KEY_KP4=prev_word
 1-KEY_KP6=next_word
+#=curr_word_phonetic
 1-KEY_KP2=curr_char
 1-KEY_KP1=prev_char
 1-KEY_KP3=next_char
+#=curr_char_phonetic
 #=cursor_position
 #=indent_curr_line
 1-KEY_KPDOT=exit_review
diff --git a/config/keyboard/laptop.conf b/config/keyboard/laptop.conf
index 9a0b3c29..f6a9a2f8 100644
--- a/config/keyboard/laptop.conf
+++ b/config/keyboard/laptop.conf
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 1-KEY_K=curr_word
 1-KEY_J=prev_word
 1-KEY_L=next_word
+#=curr_word_phonetic
 1-KEY_COMMA=curr_char
 1-KEY_m=prev_char
 1-KEY_DOT=next_char
+#=curr_char_phonetic
 1-KEY_SLASH=exit_review
 #=cursor_position
 #=curr_screen
diff --git a/config/keyboard/test.conf b/config/keyboard/test.conf
index eb0f6999..da6923fe 100644
--- a/config/keyboard/test.conf
+++ b/config/keyboard/test.conf
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KP5=curr_word
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KP4=prev_word
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KP6=next_word
+1-FENRIR,1-KEY_B=curr_word_phonetic
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KP2=curr_char
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KP1=prev_char
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KP3=next_char
+1-FENRIR,1-KEY_W=curr_char_phonetic
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_KPDOT=exit_review
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_J=cursor_position
 1-FENRIR,1-KEY_U=curr_screen
diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/curr_char_phonetic.py b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/curr_char_phonetic.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c020be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/curr_char_phonetic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/python
+from utils import char_utils
+
+class command():
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    def run(self, environment):
+        if (environment['screenData']['newCursorReview'] != None):
+            cursorPos = environment['screenData']['newCursorReview'].copy()
+        else:
+            cursorPos = environment['screenData']['newCursor'].copy()
+
+        x, y, currChar = \
+          char_utils.getCurrentChar(cursorPos['x'], cursorPos['y'], environment['screenData']['newContentText'])
+        
+        if currChar.strip() == '':
+            environment['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(environment, "blank" ,interrupt=True)
+        else:
+            currChar = char_utils.getPhonetic(currChar)
+            environment['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(environment, currChar ,interrupt=True)
+        return environment    
+    def setCallback(self, callback):
+        pass
+    def shutdown(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/curr_word_phonetic.py b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/curr_word_phonetic.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5566f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/curr_word_phonetic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/python
+from utils import word_utils
+from utils import char_utils
+
+class command():
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    def run(self, environment):
+        if (environment['screenData']['newCursorReview'] != None):
+            cursorPos = environment['screenData']['newCursorReview'].copy()
+        else:
+            cursorPos = environment['screenData']['newCursor'].copy()
+        x, y, currWord = \
+          word_utils.getCurrentWord(cursorPos['x'], cursorPos['y'], environment['screenData']['newContentText'])
+        
+        if currWord.strip() == '':
+            environment['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(environment, "blank", interrupt=True)
+        else:
+            firstSequence = True
+            for c in currWord:
+                currChar = char_utils.getPhonetic(c) 
+                environment['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(environment, currChar, interrupt=firstSequence)
+                firstSequence = False
+        return environment    
+    def setCallback(self, callback):
+        pass
+    def shutdown(self):
+        pass