你好谷歌
nǐ hǎo gǔ gē
Ok google hello
你好谷歌 (nǐ hǎo Gǔgē) is the standard voice command used to activate and address Google Assistant in Mandarin Chinese. It functions as both a greeting and an activation phrase to initiate a query or command.
When to use it
Neutral. As a voice command for a digital assistant, it doesn't carry specific social formality. Other common activation phrases include 嘿谷歌 (hēi Gǔgē, 'Hey Google').
How to pronounce it
Sounds like 'Nee-HOW Goo-GUH.' Remember the tone sandhi for 你好, so it's pronounced 'ní hǎo Gǔgē.' Both syllables of 谷歌 are first tones.
Other ways to say it
- 嘿谷歌hēi gǔ gēHey Google (alternative activation)
- 谷歌gǔ gēGoogle (sometimes used alone in commands)
Examples
你好谷歌，今天天气怎么样？
nǐ hǎo gǔ gē ， jīn tiān tiān qì zěn me yàng ？
Hello Google, what's the weather like today?
你好谷歌，播放我的播放列表。
nǐ hǎo gǔ gē ， bō fàng wǒ de bō fàng liè biǎo 。
Hello Google, play my playlist.
你好谷歌，设置一个十分钟的计时器。
nǐ hǎo gǔ gē ， shè zhì yí gè shí fēn zhōng de jì shí qì 。
Hello Google, set a ten-minute timer.
Pro tip: While 你好 means 'hello,' in this context, 你好谷歌 acts as a single wake-word phrase to get the assistant's attention, rather than two separate greetings.
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