🉑 Generate Anki flash cards for language learning with Google Translate and GPT

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1. Workflow Overview

Context Hey! I'm Samir, a Supply Chain Data Scientist from Paris who spent six years in China studying and working while struggling to learn Mandarin. ![I want to study Man...

Best for

Content Creation automation workflows
Multimodal AI automation workflows
advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.googletranslate, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheetstrigger, n8n-nodes-base.noop

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Samir Saci.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title: 🉑 Generate Anki flash cards for language learning with Google Translate and GPT
Workflow name: 🉑 Generate Anki flash cards for language learning with Google Translate and GPT

Context

Hey! I'm Samir, a Supply Chain Data Scientist from Paris who spent six years in China studying and working while struggling to learn Mandarin.

I know the challenges of mastering a complex language like Chinese and my greatest support was flash cards. Therefore, I designed this workflow to support fellow Mandarin learners by automating flashcard creation using n8n, so they can focus more on learning and less on manual data entry.

📬 For business inquiries, you can add me on Here

Who is this template for?

This workflow template is designed for language learners and educators who want to automate the creation of flashcards for Mandarin (or any other language) using Google Translate API, an AI agent for phonetic transcription and generating an illustrative sentence and a free image retrieval API.

Why?

If you use the open-source application Anki, this workflow will help you automatically generate personalized study materials.

How?

Let us imagine you want to learn how to say the word Contract in Mandarin.

The workflow will automatically

Translate the word in Simplified Mandarin (Mandarin: 合同).
Provide the phonetic transcription (Pinyin: Hétóng)
Generate an example sentence (Example: 我们签订了一份合同.)
Download an illustrative picture (For example, a picture of a contract signature)

All these fields are automatically recorded in a Google Sheet, making it easy to import into Anki and generate flashcards instantly

What do I need to start?

This workflow can be used with the free tier plans of the services used. It does not require any advanced programming skills.

Prerequisite

A Google Drive Account with a folder including a Google Sheet
API Credentials: Google Drive API, Google Sheets API and Google Translate API activated with OAuth2 credentials
A free API key of pexels.com
A google sheet with the columns

Follow the sticky notes to set up the parameters inside each node and get ready to pump your learning skills.

I have detailed the steps in a short tutorial 👇

🎥 Check My Tutorial

Notes

This workflow can be used for any language. In the AI Agent prompt, you just need to replace the word pinyin with phonetic transcription.
You can adapt the trigger to operate the workflow in the way you want. These operations can be performed by batch or triggered by Telegram, email, or webhook.
If you want to learn more about how I used Anki flash cards to learn mandarin: 🈷️ Blog Article about Anki Flash Cards

This workflow has been created with N8N 1.82.1 Submitted: March 17th, 2025

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 2 - Google Translate

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleTranslate - googleTranslate
Config choices: Version 2

Block 3 - AI Agent

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices: Version 1.7

Block 4 - OpenAI Chat Model

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 5 - Structured Output Parser

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - outputParserStructured
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 6 - Merge

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices: Version 3

Block 7 - Trigger Added Row

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheetsTrigger - googleSheetsTrigger
Config choices: Version 1

Block 8 - No Operation, do nothing

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.noOp - noOp
Config choices: Version 1

Block 9 - Upload Picture

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

Block 10 - Get Picture

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 11 - Call API Pexels

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 12 - Take initialText

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 13 - Extract Image Link

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 14 - Final Merge

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices: Version 3

Block 15 - Extract Pinyin and Example

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 16 - Extract Fields

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 17 - initialText is empty?

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices: Version 2.2

Block 18 - Sticky Note

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 19 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 20 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 21 - Add Results in Sheet

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.5

Block 22 - Sticky Note4

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

3. Summary Table

Workflow	🉑 Generate Anki flash cards for language learning with Google Translate and GPT
Complexity	advanced
Nodes	22
Categories	Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author	Samir Saci
Published	17 Mar 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/3195/3195.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Download workflow JSON Original n8n.io source Content Creation workflows Multimodal AI workflows

Frequently asked questions

What does 🉑 Generate Anki flash cards for language learning with Google Translate and GPT do?

Context Hey! I'm Samir, a Supply Chain Data Scientist from Paris who spent six years in China studying and working while struggling to learn Mandarin. ![I want to study Man...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation, Multimodal AI use case.

Samir Saci

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Nodes

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote n8n-nodes-base.googletranslate @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured n8n-nodes-base.merge n8n-nodes-base.googlesheetstrigger n8n-nodes-base.noop

Complexity

advanced

Published 17 Mar 2025

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1. Workflow Overview

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Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

Context

Who is this template for?

Why?

How?

What do I need to start?

Prerequisite

Next

Notes

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Sticky Note3

Block 2 - Google Translate

Block 3 - AI Agent

Block 4 - OpenAI Chat Model

Block 5 - Structured Output Parser

Block 6 - Merge

Block 7 - Trigger Added Row

Block 8 - No Operation, do nothing

Block 9 - Upload Picture

Block 10 - Get Picture

Block 11 - Call API Pexels

Block 12 - Take initialText

Block 13 - Extract Image Link

Block 14 - Final Merge

Block 15 - Extract Pinyin and Example

Block 16 - Extract Fields

Block 17 - initialText is empty?

Block 18 - Sticky Note

Block 19 - Sticky Note1

Block 20 - Sticky Note2

Block 21 - Add Results in Sheet

Block 22 - Sticky Note4

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions