Generating Audio Flashcards with AI
Learn how to use your favorite LLM to create the best audio flashcards
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Creating effective audio flashcards can be time-consuming, but AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and others can dramatically speed up this process. In this guide, I'll show you an example of how I leverage AI to generate high-quality audio flashcards that have drastically sped up my learning journey. While the following example is specifically for French, the process can be applied to any topic you want to keep studying on the go.
My AI Flashcard Creation Process
1. Create a high-level study plan
Before diving into individual flashcards, I create a structured study plan to break down my learning into more manageable chunks. To do this I pass a prompt like the following to Anthropic's Claude.
You are a French language learning expert. I'm a B1-level learner of French and want to create a comprehensive study plan focused on practical conversational skills.
My goals: I want to achieve practical conversational fluency for travel to the West coast of France for surf. I need to be able to navigate daily situations like dining, shopping, transportation, and cultural interactions with locals.
My current level: B1 (intermediate) - I can handle most everyday situations and express myself on familiar topics, but I want to improve my fluency and expand my vocabulary for travel-specific scenarios.
Please create a study plan with 5-8 key topics or themes that I should focus on to reach practical conversational levels for French travel. For each topic, include:
• Why this topic is important for travel in Western France
• Estimated number of flashcards needed
• Suggested order of study
Focus on high-frequency vocabulary and practical usage that will help me communicate effectively with locals and navigate travel situations confidently.
2. Generate the flashcard content
Once I have my study plan, I use AI to generate specific question-answer pairs for each overarching topic. I'll use a prompt like the following.
You are a French language tutor. I'm a B1-level learner who needs 100 question-answer pairs for my audio flashcard app.
Requirements:
- Format: English term; French term (one per line in a code block)
- Alternate between single terms and example sentences
- Use high-frequency vocabulary appropriate for B1 level
- Example sentences should use familiar words plus the new term
- Include various parts of speech
Example format:
the soup; la soupe
I like the soup; j'aime la soupe
I am working; je travaille
I am working in the office; je travaille au bureau
Focus on the following: [Info on one of the sections from the study plan]
Here are the terms and phrases I've already learned: [Attach your known vocabulary list here]
Generate 50 new pairs with terms I do not already know. For each of these, generate an example sentence that demonstrates the term in context. For the context, use vocabulary that I know.
As I get to a solid level with each section, I'll create another deck and continue. I pass in everything I've learned each time so that I don't get repetitive content.
3. Import the content into Audio Flash
I create a new deck via the Audio Flash website and then use the Import button to import the content from the LLM. For this specific prompt, I specify semi-colons between question-answers and new lines between cards.
Example of importing AI-generated flashcard content.
I then save this deck and import it into my Audio Flash app for easy studying!
