Common phrases and commands to use for Google Home products. Info provided via /r/googlehome
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Ask for help
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"Help"
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Control the volume
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"Turn it up a little bit." (5% increase)
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"Turn it up" "Louder" "Volume up" (10% increase)
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"Crank up the volume" (13% increase)
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"Turn it up a lot" (18% increase)
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"Turn the volume up a ton" (Sets the volume to 11)
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"Turn it to 11"
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"Set volume to 1-11"
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"Mute"
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"Silence
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Feedback to Google
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"Fuck you!"
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"You suck"
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"You're the worst"
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"Can I speak to your manager?"
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Halt/stopping an action
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"Stop"
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"Pause"
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"Be quiet"
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"Quiet"
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"Shut up"
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"Shut the fuck up"
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Relationships
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"[Name] is my [relationship]"
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Command chaining
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And/then "volume 5 then play"
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Translations
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"How do you say [word or phrase] in [language]?
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"[Foreign word or phrase] in [language]"
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Spelling (English Only)
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"How do you spell [word]?"
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Uber
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"Order an Uber"
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Sports Updates
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"Who is [team] playing next?"
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"Did the [team] win last night?"
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"What is the score of the [team] game right now?"
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"What was the score for the last [team] game?"
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"Tell me about [team]"
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Movies
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"What movies came out last Friday?"
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"What actors are in [movie]?"
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Shows by Network
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"What shows are on [network]?"
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News
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"What's today's news?"
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Games
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"Let's play..."
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"...I'm Feeling Lucky"
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"...Madlibs"
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"...Crystal Ball"
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"...Rock Paper Scissors"
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"...Simon Says"
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"...Trivia"
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Poetry
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"Read a poem"
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"Tell me a story"
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"Tell me a scary story"
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Singing
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"Sing a song"
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"Sing me Happy Birthday"
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"Sing me a [Nursery Rhyme|Lullaby]"
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Jokes
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"Tell me a joke"
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"Tell me another one"
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"Tell me a prank"
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Counting
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"Count to [number]"
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Roll a die
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"Roll a die"
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"Roll a 12-sided die"
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"Roll [x] D-20's"
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Flip a coin
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"Flip a coin"
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Random Number
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"Give me a random number between [x] and [y]"
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Math
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"What's [x] [plus|minus|times|divided by|modulus] [y]"
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"What's the [(co)sine|square root] of [x]?"
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"What is the value of Pi?"
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"Recite Pi"
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Conversions
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"How many liters are in 4 gallons?"
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"How much is 100 Euros in dollars?"
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Time
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"What time is it?"
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"What time is it in [city]?"
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Location
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"Where am I?"
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Alarm
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"Set an alarm for [time]." (will only be on device you set it on for now)
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"Snooze alarm"
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"Cancel my alarm for [time]"
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Timer
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"Set a [time] timer for [name]"
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How much is left on my [name] timer?"
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"Cancel my [name] timer"
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Recipes
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"How do i make [dish]?"
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Shopping List
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"Add [item] to my shopping list"
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"What's on my shopping list?"
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Daily Briefing
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"Good morning."
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"Skip"
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Saying Goodbye
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"See you later Google!"
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Repeat
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"Repeat after me [phrase]"
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Music
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"Play a letter note"
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Play Music
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"Play some music"
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"Play some [genre] music"
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Play an artist or song
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"Play [artist]"
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"Play [song]"
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Play a song by lyrics
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"Play the song that goes, 'Is this the real life?'"
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Play a Google Play playlist or album
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"Play some indie music"
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"Play [album]"
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Ask What's Playing
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"What song is this?"
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"What album is this?"
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"Who is this?"
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Get More Information
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"When did this album come out?"
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Fast Forward and Rewind
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"Skip forward 2 minutes"
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"Skip backward 30 seconds"
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Play music through other speakers using Chromecast
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"Cast [song] onto [speaker name]"
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Play music on Spotify
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"Play [artist] on Spotify"
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Play music on Pandora
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"Play [artist] on Pandora"
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Like or Dislike a song on Google Play/Pandora
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"Dislike this song"
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"Thumbs up"
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Play Stations on TuneIn
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"Play [station] on TuneIn"
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Play videos on YouTube using Chromecast
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"Play on the [TV/Chromecast name]"
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Pull up lists on YouTube
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"Let's look at what's trending on YouTube on [TV/Chromecast name]"
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Sing you a song
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"Sing me a song"
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Stocks
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"How are Alphabet's stocks doing?"
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Weather
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"How's the weather today?"
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"How's the weather today in [city]?"
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"What's the forecast for [day of week]?"
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"Do I need an Umbrella today?"
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Traffic
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"What's the traffic like on the way to [work|home|business name]?"
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Words
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"What does [word] mean?"
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Special Events
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"When is [event]?" (A holiday, for example)
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People
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"Who is [person]?"
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Facts
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"How tall is [person]?"
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Things
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"What is [thing]?"
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Places
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"What country is [location] in?"
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Animal Sounds
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"What does [animal] sound like?"
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Distance
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"How far is [business name|location|city] from here?"
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Restaurants
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"What are the nearest restaurants to me?"
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Businesses
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"Are there any [business type] around here?"
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Business Information
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"How late is [business] open?"
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"Is [business] open now?"
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Quotes
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"Give me a quote"
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"Give me a love quote"
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Medical Information
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"What is a torn meniscus?"
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Calories
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"How many calories are in [food item]?"
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Authors
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"Who wrote [book title]?"
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"When was [book title] published?"
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Inventors
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"Who invented [item]?"
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Founders
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"Who founded [company|place|thing]?"
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Wake up
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"Broadcast..."
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"...wake up everyone"
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"...(it's time to wake up"
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Breakfast
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"Broadcast..."
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"...breakfast is [ready/served]"
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"...it's time for breakfast"
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Lunch
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"Broadcast..."
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"(your) lunch is ready"
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"it's lunch time"
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Dinner
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"Broadcast..."
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"...dinner is [served|ready]"
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"ring the dinner bell"
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"it's time for dinner"
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Time to Leave
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"Broadcast..."
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"It's time to [get out|leave]"
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Arrived Home
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"Broadcast..."
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"I'm [home|here]"
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On the Way
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"Broadcast..."
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"I'm on the way"
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"I'll be [home|back] soon"
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TV/Movie
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"Broadcast..."
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"It's [movie/tv] time"
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"The [movie|show] is about to start"
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"Let's go to the movie"
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Bedtime
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"Broadcast..."
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"It's time for [bed|sleep]"
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"Sleep time"
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Custom Message
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"Broadcast/shout/tell everyone/announce <message>"
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Nest
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"What's the temperature inside?"
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"Make it warmer"
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"Make it cooler"
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"Set the temperature to 68 degrees"
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"Raise the temperature 4 degrees"
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Samsung SmartThings/Philips Hue
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"Turn on [light name]"
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"Dim the [light name]"
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"Brighten the [light name]"
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"Set [light name] to 50%"
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"Dim/Brighten [light name] by 50%"
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"Turn [light name] green"
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"Turn on/off lights in [room name]"
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"Turn on/off all of the lights"
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Stocks
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"How are Alphabet's stocks doing?"
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Weather
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"How's the weather today?"
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"How's the weather today in [city]?"
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"What's the forecast for [day of week]?"
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"Do I need an Umbrella today?"
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Traffic
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"What's the traffic like on the way to [work|home|business name]?"
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Words
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"What does [word] mean?"
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Special Events
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"When is [event]?" (A holiday, for example)
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People
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"Who is [person]?"
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Facts
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"How tall is [person]?"
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Things
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"What is [thing]?"
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Places
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"What country is [location] in?"
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Animal Sounds
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"What does [animal] sound like?"
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Distance
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"How far is [business name|location|city] from here?"
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Restaurants
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"What are the nearest restaurants to me?"
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Businesses
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"Are there any [business type] around here?"
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Business Information
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"How late is [business] open?"
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"Is [business] open now?"
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Quotes
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"Give me a quote"
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"Give me a love quote"
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Medical Information
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"What is a torn meniscus?"
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Calories
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"How many calories are in [food item]?"
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Authors
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"Who wrote [book title?"
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"When was [book title] published?"
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Inventors
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"Who invented [item]?"
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Founders
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"Who founded [company|place|thing]?"
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