{"id":3941,"date":"2021-12-09T19:39:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T15:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzzing.com\/?p=3941"},"modified":"2021-12-09T19:39:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T15:39:29","slug":"salam-walaikum-alexa-new-update-lets-alexa-speak-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=3941","title":{"rendered":"Salam Walaikum Alexa! New update lets Alexa speak Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have a confession to make.<br>When no one\u2019s watching, I ask Alexa to dim my home lights, set timers, and play music. The only reason I do it is to feel like Tony Stark.<br>And now, I\u2019m going to become the Arabian Iron Man thanks to Amazon\u2019s latest announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amazon is bringing its popular Echo devices to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, along with an Alexa that operates in fluent Khaleeji Arabic.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NFeA5ehBEX\">https:\/\/t.co\/NFeA5ehBEX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WIRED Middle East (@WiredMiddleEast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiredMiddleEast\/status\/1468510440414195712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexa can now recite the Quran, book you a Careem, or even tell you what\u2019s happening at Expo 2020 Dubai today.<br>And she\u2019ll now be able to understand both English and Khaleeji Arabic.<br>According to Raf Fatani, regional general manager for Alexa in the MENA region, another thing you can say is \u201cAlexa, wake me up for Fajr and their bedroom blinds will gently open at the right time.\u201d<br>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to bring Alexa and the Echo family of devices to the UAE,\u201d says Tom Taylor, senior vice president, Amazon Alexa. \u201cThe team has worked hard to create an all-new Khaleeji Arabic experience designed from the ground up for Arabic-speaking customers\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Amazon Echo<\/strong>&nbsp;featuring the Khaleeji Arabic upgrade will start shipping from December 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that\u2019s exactly 5 days for me to learn Arabic. Yikes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a confession to make.When no one\u2019s watching, I ask Alexa to dim my home lights, set timers, and play music. The only reason I do it is to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3941","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7006,"url":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=7006","url_meta":{"origin":3941,"position":0},"title":"Hilton waiters in Dubai now can take pro-level photos for you","date":"February 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ladies and gentlemen, why would you awkwardly pose for selfies when you could have expert photographers take amazing shots for you?The good people at Hilton Hotels have unveiled a new course that takes the common waiter to the next level. 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