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# Things to Try

## Get to Know Alexa

Ask Alexa...

- "How are you?"
- "Why are you called Alexa?"
- "Do you prefer cats or dogs?"

Ask about Alexa's favorites

- "What's your favorite color?"
- "Who is your favorite actor?"
- "What's your favorite sci-fi movie?"

## Useful Phrases

Ask Alexa...

- "Turn up the volume"
- "What time is it?"
- "What's up?"
- "What can I say?"

## Questions & Answers

"Alexa, why is the sky blue?"

Ask about science, math, and geography

Ask Alexa...

- "What are Newton's three laws of motion?"
- "What is 100 divided by 16?"
- "Who is the Prime Minister of Denmark?"

## Translations

Ask Alexa...

- "How do you say 'I love you' in French?"
- "How do you say 'good morning' in Japanese?"
- "How do you say 'thank you' in Italian?"

## Jokes

"Alexa, tell me a joke"

Knock, knock. Alexa knows lots of jokes

## Fun with Alexa

"Alexa, sing a song"

Alexa has many ways to keep you entertained

Ask Alexa...

- "Sing a country song"
- "Tell me a limerick"
- "Beatbox for me"
- "Flip a coin"
- "Tell me a story"

## Weather

"Alexa, what's the weather?"

Ask about local, national, and international weather

Ask Alexa...

- "Will it rain tomorrow?"
- "How's the weather in Seattle this weekend?"
- "What's the temperature in Austin?"

## Flash Briefing

"Alexa, play my flash briefing"

Listen to news and content from popular broadcasters

## To-do Lists

"Alexa, add 'feed pets' to my to-do list"

## Shopping Lists

"Alexa, add milk to my shopping list"

## Reminders

"Alexa, set a reminder"

Alexa can help remind you about things

## Timers

"Alexa, set an egg timer for 3 minutes"

Set timers and also give your timers names

## Alarms

"Alexa, set an alarm for 6:00am"

Alexa can wake you up and also let you snooze

Ask Alexa...

- "Wake me up in the morning"
- "Set a weekday alarm at 7:00am"
- "What alarms are set?"
- "Snooze..." (enjoy 9 more minutes of Zzz...)

## Listen to Music

"Alexa, play music"

Hands-free voice control for all your favorite music

Control the music

- "Turn up the volume"
- "Rewind 15 seconds"
- "Repeat this song"
- "Stop the music"

Play by decade

- "Play music from the 90s"
- "Play music from the 60s"

Play by genre

- "Play country music"
- "Play rock music"

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