Language Flashcard Generator

Learn vocabulary in a new language fast and have fun doing it

This script generates printable pdf with flashcards for learning languages. Learn vocabulary with physical aids and minimal effort.

You just need to run a command similar to the following:

python lfc_generator.py --target_language it --source_language en --rows 6 --cols 4 --word_count 2500

Unfortunately, you have to cut them yourself ✂️😊. You can set how many cards you want to fit onto a single page base on your needs. You can change the following variables using the command line parameters:

• -t or --target_language: Language you are going to learn. Any language supported by google translate is supported. however, I cannot guarantee the quality of the translation, as it is done by a robot. To learn available codes go to https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/languages
  • Example: -t fr
  • Default: --target_language en
• -s or --source_language: Language you know, file \lemmas\lemmas_<lang_code>.txt is expected. You can create the file manually if you have certain words you wanna learn in mind or you can use/edit the lemmas provided for "cs" or "en" languages. They contain the most used words in both provided languages.
  • Example: -s en
  • Default: --source_language cs
• -r or --rows: Number of rows on one page. 6 is recommended to have a card about 5cm or 2 inches in height.
  • Example: -r 4
  • Default: --rows 6
• -c or --cols: Number of columns on one page. 4 is recommended to have a card about 5cm or 2 inches in height.
  • Example: -c 3
  • Default: --cols 4
• -w or --word_count: Number of words to be generated. To not waste paper, the number of words will be rounded up to fully cover all pages.
  • Example: -w 2000
  • Default: --word_count 250

TODO:

• Functionality for custom fonts.
• Provide lemma corpus in additional languages.
• Executable files for various platforms.