Control of household appliances

The household appliance includes: a functional component; the control device is used for controlling the functional components; and a microphone within the household appliance for sampling noise caused by the functional component. The control device is designed to determine an operating state of the domestic appliance on the basis of the sampling and to control the functional component as a function of the operating state. 家用电器包括：功能部件；用于控制所述功能部件的控制装置；和用于对由所述功能部件引起的噪声进行采样的在所述家用电器内的麦克风。在此，控制装置被设立用于基于采样确定所述家用电器的运行状态并且根据所述运行状态控制所述功能部件。