# Source: https://learn.adafruit.com/babel-fish.md

# Babel Fish

## Overview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6MIZbZ27ZM

Learn to make a speaking, card-reading toy! The Babel Fish helps you learn to say words and phrases on RFID flash cards by reading the card and playing an associated sound file loaded on an SD card inside. This project is very straightforward and could make a great jumping-off point for your own awesome RFID and Wave Shield project!

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/001/445/medium800/rfid___nfc_babel-fish-adafruit.jpg?1396772166)

For this project you will need

- [Arduino Uno](http://www.adafruit.com/product/50)
- [Adafruit NFC/RFID Shield](http://www.adafruit.com/product/789)
- [Adafruit Wave Shield](http://www.adafruit.com/product/94) (and your own SD card & speaker) or [Wave shield starter kit](http://www.adafruit.com/product/175)
- [MiFare cards (one per flashcard)](http://www.adafruit.com/product/359)
- [Power adapter](http://www.adafruit.com/product/63)

- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/babel-fish/make-the-nfc-slash-rfid-shield.md)

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