We are in the midst of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, weeks in which recognition is made of the countless contributions to the United States that have been made, throughout history, by people who belong to the largest minority in the country, as well as as well as the richness of its culture.
Surely, there are several families that have thought about doing different activities to honor their origins during Hispanic Heritage Month; However, there are those who, perhaps, still do not have plans for how they can do it.
For all those who do not have a specific idea, we have good news, since you can celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from home, since today, there are various electronic devices that make this and other tasks easier for us.
This is the case of Alexa, the virtual assistant developed by Amazon, and with which you can interact, as well as exchange questions or ideas regarding this celebration.
Since 2019, Alexa was configured so that it could also speak Spanish, so surely hundreds of Hispanics who have one of these devices at home have it enabled to interact with them in that language.
And in 2023, the voice assistant has some surprises that will make it easier for anyone to enjoy Hispanic Heritage Month to the fullest, which we list below:
Regarding Hispanic culture, Alexa launched the command “Alexa, tell me reasons to love Latin America”, which can be individualized by countries such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, or Puerto Rico. Also, we can say “Alexa, tell me about Latin pride”, “Alexa, open the Latin Babel dictionary”, and “Alexa, tell me a proverb”.
As for music, we can ask Alexa to sing different songs in Spanish, as well as ask her to show us the best concert in that language that occurred in the week, or simply ask her who her favorite Spanish-speaking singer is.
Users will also be able to enjoy Amazessions, a unique and intimate way to enjoy the performances of great Spanish music artists such as Danna Paola, Juanes, Banda el Recodo, among many others. To enable the skill, just say: “Alexa, open Amazessions.”
Regarding language, one of the most useful functions of Alexa is its bilingual mode, which allows users to communicate with the device in English and Spanish simultaneously, which helps them improve their skills in both languages.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage, Alexa can also reproduce the rich language variety of Latin America with phrases like: “Alexa, speak like a Colombian”, Venezuelan or Costa Rican. And to make it even more fun, we can ask him to speak taquero mode or in soap opera mode.
Alexa is also an excellent helper in the kitchen, as it helps you with the shopping list, setting timers, ordering the ingredients you need, as well as answering questions when cooking. Hispanics, coffee lovers, can ask Alexa questions such as: “Alexa, tell me a curiosity about coffee”, “Alexa, give me a very Latin coffee” or “Alexa, order me a coffee”.
When it comes to recipes, Alexa has to share rice pudding, chile en nogada, Colombian arepas or the famous Salvadoran pupusas.
And finally, Alexa has children’s content related to Hispanicity, since it has a variety of animated stories that you can discover by just saying: “Alexa, tell me a story.” In addition, families can have fun playing through the Mi Heladería tool, where they will play to create the most incredible ice creams, or through the El Juego del Chavo skill, testing your knowledge about Chavo del 8. To do that, just say : “Alexa, open Mi Heladería” or “Alexa, open El Juego del Chavo.”
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