The most important Alexa voice commands you can use with your Amazon Echo

You need to know Alexa's commands to use it.
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You can use Alexa commands to play music, check the weather, order food, and even turn on your lights.
Before giving a command, you need to say the "wake word" - by default, it's just "Alexa."
Alexa has dozens of different commands, but some are only available on certain devices.
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