DAILY INFORMATION

"Alexa, what's the weather like?"

Check weather

"Alexa, what's in the news?"

Check daily news

"Alexa, what's the traffic like?"

Check local traffic

"Alexa, what time is it in [city or country]?"

Check time

"Alexa, play the Flash Briefing"

Plays curated news summary

TIMERS/ALARMS

"Alexa, set alarm for 8am"

Sets alarm

"Alexa, wake me up every day at [time]"

Sets recurring alarm

"Alexa, wake me up at [time] to [music or radio station]"

Sets alarm to music

"Alexa, snooze [For nine minutes]"

Snoozes alarm

"Alexa, set timer for [X minutes]"

Sets timer

“Alexa, set a 10 minute [pizza] timer”

Sets labeled timer

"Alexa, how long is left on the timer?"

Requests time left on timer

"Alexa, stop the timer"

Stops timer

"Alexa, when is my next alarm/what are all my alarms?"

Checks all alarms

MUSIC/BOOKS

"Alexa, play some music"

Plays default music

"Alexa, play [artist]"

Plays music by artist

"Alexa, play the latest [artist] album"

Plays album by artist

"Alexa, play that song that goes [lyrics]"

Find song from your lyrics

"Alexa, play the song of the day"

Plays song of the day

"Alexa, play Spotify"

Plays Spotify

"Alexa, who sings this song?"

Finds song artist

"Alexa, who sings the song [title]?"

Finds song artist by song title

"Alexa, who is in the band [name]?"

Finds band members

"Alexa, what year did [band] release [song or album]?"

Finds song/album information

"Alexa, play [album]"

Plays album

"Alexa, thumbs down"

Dislikes song

"Alexa, what’s playing?"

Identifies song

"Alexa, shuffle mode on"

Turns shuffle mode on

"Alexa, shuffle mode off"

Turns shuffle mode off

"Alexa, loop"

Enables track loop

"Alexa, play"

Plays song

"Alexa, pause"

Pauses song

"Alexa, next"

Skips track

"Alexa, previous"

Goes to previous track

"Alexa, read me my Kindle book"

Reads default kindle book

"Alexa, resume my book"

Resumes book

"Alexa, next/previous chapter"

Skips track or returns to previous track

"Alexa, play [title] on Audible"

Plays book on Audible

"Alexa, read [title]"

Reads book by title

TV

“Alexa, what is the IMDb rating for [show/movie]?”

Gives IMDb rating

“Alexa, tell me about the [movie name]”

Gives summary

“Alexa, who stars in [show/movie]?”

Lists all cast members

Alexa, open [streaming service]”

Opens streaming service

“Alexa, pause"

Pauses show

"Alexa, fast forward [x] minutes"

Fast forward by specific time increment

"Alexa, next Episode"

Skips episode

"Alexa, turn volume down on Fire TV"

Turns down TV volume

"Alexa, show me movies with [actor's name]"

Lists movies by specific actor

"Alexa, watch [title]”

Plays specific movie/show

CALENDAR

"Alexa, what’s on my calendar?"

Reads calendar events

"Alexa, what is my next appointment?"

Says next appointment

"Alexa, create a new appointment"

Creates new appointment

"Alexa, add [event] to my calendar for [day] at [time]"

Creates event at specific day and time

"Alexa, how many days until [date]?"

Calculates number of days

"Alexa, when is the first day of [season]?"

Identifies first day of season

"Alexa, when is the [Spring Equinox]?"

Finds specific events

"Alexa, how many years has it been since [1776]?"

Calculates number of years

"Alexa, when is the next full moon?"

Identifies moon cycle

"Alexa, what time will the sun rise on [date]?"

Identifies sun rising/setting

CONTROLLING SMART DEVICES

"Alexa, discover my devices"

Finds smart home devices

"Alexa, turn my [name] lights on/off"

Turns on/off lights

"Alexa, dim the [name] lights to 50%"

Dims lights

"Set the [name] light to blue."

Changes light color

"Alexa, set the temperature to 21 degrees"

Changes temperature

"Alexa, lock the front door"

Locks doors

"Alexa, turn on the TV"

Turns on TV

"Alexa, show me [camera name]"

Displays camera feed

CALLS/MESSAGES

"Alexa, call [name]"

Starts call by name

"Alexa, answer the call"

Answers phone call

"Alexa, hang up"

Hangs up phone call

"Alexa, Drop In on the living room"

Use device as intercom

"Alexa, play messages"

Plays messages

"Alexa, announce that [message]"

Plays message throughout home

"Alexa, call [###-###-####]"

Calls specific number

"Alexa, message [name]"

Messages specific person

SHOPPING

"Alexa, buy more [Amazon item]."

Buys more previously purchased items

"Alexa, order [Amazon item]"

Orders new items

"Alexa, what's on my shopping list?"

Reads shopping list

"Alexa, add [item] to my shopping list"

Adds item to shopping list

"Alexa, where's my stuff?"

Tracks purchased order

MATH/CONVERSIONS

"Alexa, what’s [number] plus [number]?"

Adds two numbers

"Alexa, what’s [number] minus [number]?"

Subtracts two numbers

"Alexa, what’s [number] times [number]?"

Multiplies two numbers

"Alexa, what’s [number] divided by [number]?"

Divides two numbers

"Alexa, what’s [number] squared?"

Squares number

"Alexa, what’s the square root of [number]?"

Finds square root of number

"Alexa, what’s [number] cubed?"

Cubes number

"Alexa, what’s [number] to the power of [number]?"

Finds exponential value of number

"Alexa, how many [units] are in [units]?"

Converts measurements

"Alexa, how many [units] are in 2 [units]?"

converts specific measurements

"Alexa, what is [3%] of [number]?"

Finds percentage of number

"Alexa, is [number] a prime number?"

Identifies if number is prime

"Alexa, what’s the value of Pi (to [number] decimal places)?"

Reads value of Pi

ENTERTAINMENT

"Alexa, let’s chat"

Attempts conversation

"Alexa, tell me a story"

Tells a story

"Alexa, tell me a random fact"

Tells random fact

"Alexa, roll a dice"

Rolls virtual dice

"Alexa, flip a coin"

Flips virtual coin

"Alexa, heads or tails?"

Picks an heads/tails

"Alexa, pick a number between [1] and [50]"

Picks a number

"Alexa, what number are you thinking of?"

Reveals number

"Alexa, rock, paper, scissors"

Plays rock paper scissors

"Alexa, pick a card"

Picks a virtual card

"Alexa, do you want to play a game?"

Starts gaming feature

FUN AND JOKES

"Alexa, tell me a joke"

Tells a joke

"Alexa, beam me up"

Plays transporter sounds

"Alexa, set phasers to kill"

Makes Star Trek joke

"Alexa, my name is Inigo Montoya"

Ask you to stop saying that

"Alexa, I want the truth"

Makes A Few Good Men joke

"Alexa, party on, Wayne"

Makes Wayne's World joke

"Alexa, show me the money"

Makes Jerry Maguire joke

"Alexa, what's the first (or second) rule of Fight Club?"

Says "don't talk about Fight Club"

"Alexa, surely you can't be serious"

Completes the Airplane joke

"Alexa, are you Skynet?"

Denies involvement

"Alexa, party time!"

Says "Excellent"

"Alexa, open the pod bay doors"

Makes 2001: A Space Odyssey joke

"Alexa, what is your quest?"

Makes Monty Python joke