Struggling to find time to learn a new language? You’re not alone. Maxim, an expat living with his family in Cyprus, found an unconventional solution to this common problem by combining AI power with music streaming. In an interview with OLOI, he shared how he turned tedious vocabulary memorization into cool trip-hop beats.
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From Vocabulary Lists to Spotify Playlists
The idea was born out of necessity. Maxim needed to learn the vocabulary assigned by his tutor but couldn’t find the time to study notes due to long hours at the computer. However, he spent a lot of time driving. Listening to his own voice recordings felt awkward, so he decided to outsource the task to technology.
“I just used AI to turn these words into a track that could play in the car, in the background, unobtrusively. The words repeat, and somehow, I remembered them easier,” Maxim explains.
He used Suno.ai to generate the music, choosing Trip-Hop as the genre, which he felt was perfect for driving.
How It Works
The method relies on spaced repetition. In the vocabulary tracks, the listener hears a word in their native language (Russian, in Maxim’s case), followed by the Greek translation repeated three times. Dialogues follow a similar pattern: a phrase is spoken first, followed by its translation.
The tracks cover everyday situations and basic grammar: verbs, adjectives, clothing, and conversations at the bank, restaurants, or while renting an apartment.
Maxim notes that creating 10 mini-albums (about 4 tracks each) took roughly two weeks of evening work. The cost? Just a €10 monthly subscription to the AI service.
Where to Listen
To make the material accessible to himself and friends, Maxim uploaded the tracks to major streaming platforms like Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Music (about 15 platforms in total). You can find the project under the artist name Lastik312.
He emphasizes that this is a supplementary tool, not a replacement for proper lessons.
“I’m not saying it’s a magic cure. But it helps to constantly hear more Greek words and speech,” he clarifies.
Next on the roadmap? A mini-album adapting fairytales, such as “The Gingerbread Man” (Kolobok), translated into Greek with parallel text.
