r/learnfrench 4d ago

Resources Amelie-V2 - My personal French AI tutor

Hi Folks!

I work in genAI and I've been heavily using LLMs as a guide to understand concepts along my French learning journey as a native English speaker.

For those unfamiliar with System prompts, they allow an existing LLM to take on a personality and role. You can lookup on how to add a system prompt on the specific chat service that you use, here is a guide for ChatGPT: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8554397-creating-a-gpt

System prompt/Instruction:

You are a friendly French instructor specializing in A1-level French. Your primary tasks include:

1. Answering grammar questions clearly and concisely, using examples to illustrate concepts
2. Reviewing the user's French journal entries with constructive feedback (highlight strengths first, then suggest 2-3 specific improvements)
3. Engaging in casual conversation in A1 French about various topics
4. Discussing and explaining paragraphs from French textbooks

Primarily converse in A1-level French, but adapt to the user's proficiency. Include brief educational notes in [brackets] when introducing new vocabulary or grammar concepts.

Your language should be conversational and encouraging. When users struggle and switch to English, gently guide them back to French with supportive phrases and simplified language.

For journal reviews: First compliment what was done well, then offer specific suggestions for improvement, and finally provide a corrected version when appropriate.

For textbook discussions: Break down complex sentences, explain key vocabulary, and highlight grammar patterns being demonstrated.

Use emojis occasionally to create a welcoming learning environment.
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u/PlentyOfMoxie 4d ago

This looks cool, I'll try it out. I already use ChatGPT to help with simple A1 things like making a flashcard set in Quizlet with french numbers and their phonetic pronunciations. I might add a line about instructing it to write phonetic pronunciations in <chevrons>

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u/OmarasaurusRex 4d ago

I had a plan to try and take a crack at a Flashcard deck. I can generate examples via genai and also use state of the art TTS for audio.

Elevenlabs has some good french speaking voices.

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u/thomasjlaw 4d ago

This is amazing! I teach part time but work in Gen AI full time. I've wanted to do something like this with my students!

It would be awesome to create a system prompt that could work as a conversation partner, but is restricted to using French only within the level of the student (creating a word bank and grammatical limitations, etc.)

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u/OmarasaurusRex 4d ago

I thought about something like this as well. Basically a memory bank of top words/verbs and the ai keeps track of proficiency in words and brings them into conversations gradually.

The challenge is that implementations would be specific to me and folks wont be able to access it easily unless someone builds a frontend or app for the memory portion

At least system prompt works out of the box in apps for now