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Common phrases and commands to use for Google Home products. Info provided via /r/googlehome
The Basics
Ask for help |
"Help" |
Control the volume |
"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 |
Feedback to Google |
"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?" |
Halt/stopping an action |
"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" |
Relationships |
"[Name] is my [relationship]" |
Command chaining |
And/then "volume 5 then play" |
Translating and Language Processing
Translations |
"How do you say [word or phrase] in [language]? |
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"[Foreign word or phrase] in [language]" |
Spelling (English Only) |
"How do you spell [word]?" |
Entertainment
Sports Updates |
"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]" |
Movies |
"What movies came out last Friday?" |
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"What actors are in [movie]?" |
Shows by Network |
"What shows are on [network]?" |
News |
"What's today's news?" |
Games |
"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" |
Poetry |
"Read a poem" |
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"Tell me a story" |
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"Tell me a scary story" |
Singing |
"Sing a song" |
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"Sing me Happy Birthday" |
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"Sing me a [Nursery Rhyme|Lullaby]" |
Jokes |
"Tell me a joke" |
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"Tell me another one" |
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"Tell me a prank" |
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Tools/Utility
Counting |
"Count to [number]" |
Roll a die |
"Roll a die" |
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"Roll a 12-sided die" |
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"Roll [x] D-20's" |
Flip a coin |
"Flip a coin" |
Random Number |
"Give me a random number between [x] and [y]" |
Math |
"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" |
Conversions |
"How many liters are in 4 gallons?" |
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"How much is 100 Euros in dollars?" |
Time |
"What time is it?" |
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"What time is it in [city]?" |
Location |
"Where am I?" |
Alarm |
"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]" |
Timer |
"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" |
Recipes |
"How do i make [dish]?" |
Shopping List |
"Add [item] to my shopping list" |
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"What's on my shopping list?" |
Daily Briefing |
"Good morning." |
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"Skip" |
Saying Goodbye |
"See you later Google!" |
Repeat |
"Repeat after me [phrase]" |
Music |
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Media
Play Music |
"Play some music" |
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"Play some [genre] music" |
Play an artist or song |
"Play [artist]" |
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"Play [song]" |
Play a song by lyrics |
"Play the song that goes, 'Is this the real life?'" |
Play a Google Play playlist or album |
"Play some indie music" |
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"Play [album]" |
Ask What's Playing |
"What song is this?" |
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"What album is this?" |
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"Who is this?" |
Get More Information |
"When did this album come out?" |
Fast Forward and Rewind |
"Skip forward 2 minutes" |
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"Skip backward 30 seconds" |
Play music through other speakers using Chromecast |
"Cast [song] onto [speaker name]" |
Play music on Spotify |
"Play [artist] on Spotify" |
Play music on Pandora |
"Play [artist] on Pandora" |
Like or Dislike a song on Google Play/Pandora |
"Dislike this song" |
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"Thumbs up" |
Play Stations on TuneIn |
"Play [station] on TuneIn" |
Play videos on YouTube using Chromecast |
"Play on the [TV/Chromecast name]" |
Pull up lists on YouTube |
"Let's look at what's trending on YouTube on [TV/Chromecast name]" |
Sing you a song |
"Sing me a song" |
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Google Search
Stocks |
"How are Alphabet's stocks doing?" |
Weather |
"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?" |
Traffic |
"What's the traffic like on the way to [work|home|business name]?" |
Words |
"What does [word] mean?" |
Special Events |
"When is [event]?" (A holiday, for example) |
People |
"Who is [person]?" |
Facts |
"How tall is [person]?" |
Things |
"What is [thing]?" |
Places |
"What country is [location] in?" |
Animal Sounds |
"What does [animal] sound like?" |
Distance |
"How far is [business name|location|city] from here?" |
Restaurants |
"What are the nearest restaurants to me?" |
Businesses |
"Are there any [business type] around here?" |
Business Information |
"How late is [business] open?" |
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"Is [business] open now?" |
Quotes |
"Give me a quote" |
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"Give me a love quote" |
Medical Information |
"What is a torn meniscus?" |
Calories |
"How many calories are in [food item]?" |
Authors |
"Who wrote [book title]?" |
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"When was [book title] published?" |
Inventors |
"Who invented [item]?" |
Founders |
"Who founded [company|place|thing]?" |
Broadcast
Wake up |
"Broadcast..." |
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"...wake up everyone" |
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"...(it's time to wake up" |
Breakfast |
"Broadcast..." |
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"...breakfast is [ready/served]" |
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"...it's time for breakfast" |
Lunch |
"Broadcast..." |
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"(your) lunch is ready" |
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"it's lunch time" |
Dinner |
"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" |
Time to Leave |
"Broadcast..." |
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"It's time to [get out|leave]" |
Arrived Home |
"Broadcast..." |
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"I'm [home|here]" |
On the Way |
"Broadcast..." |
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"I'm on the way" |
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"I'll be [home|back] soon" |
TV/Movie |
"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" |
Bedtime |
"Broadcast..." |
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"It's time for [bed|sleep]" |
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"Sleep time" |
Custom Message |
"Broadcast/shout/tell everyone/announce <message>" |
Smart Home Platforms
Nest |
"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" |
Samsung SmartThings/Philips Hue |
"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" |
Google Search (copy)
Stocks |
"How are Alphabet's stocks doing?" |
Weather |
"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?" |
Traffic |
"What's the traffic like on the way to [work|home|business name]?" |
Words |
"What does [word] mean?" |
Special Events |
"When is [event]?" (A holiday, for example) |
People |
"Who is [person]?" |
Facts |
"How tall is [person]?" |
Things |
"What is [thing]?" |
Places |
"What country is [location] in?" |
Animal Sounds |
"What does [animal] sound like?" |
Distance |
"How far is [business name|location|city] from here?" |
Restaurants |
"What are the nearest restaurants to me?" |
Businesses |
"Are there any [business type] around here?" |
Business Information |
"How late is [business] open?" |
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"Is [business] open now?" |
Quotes |
"Give me a quote" |
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"Give me a love quote" |
Medical Information |
"What is a torn meniscus?" |
Calories |
"How many calories are in [food item]?" |
Authors |
"Who wrote [book title?" |
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"When was [book title] published?" |
Inventors |
"Who invented [item]?" |
Founders |
"Who founded [company|place|thing]?" |
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