OTD vs Bantera

Learn a little each day by seeing and hearing what happened today in history — across politics, sports, entertainment, culture, and other categories. You can customize the categories you want to learn about and also listen to snippets on the go.

Practise listening and speaking with Bantera. Shadow short audio clips, record your voice and compare it with the source to improve pronunciation accuracy. Create AI dialogues for everyday life, travel, study or work, and connect with real Bantera learners through voice messages or calls. LEARNING LEVELS Beginner, intermediate and advanced. LANGUAGES French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Ukrainian, Greek, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Hebrew, Malay, Catalan, English. ACCENTS FOR LEARNING AND PRACTICE French: France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland. Spanish: Mexico, Spain, Latin America, United States, Colombia, Chile. German: Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Italian: Italy, Switzerland. Portuguese: Brazil, Portugal. Chinese: Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan); Cantonese (Hong Kong, Mainland China). Arabic: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Dutch: Netherlands, Belgium. Japanese (Japan); Korean (South Korea); Russian (Russia); Hindi (India); Indonesian (Indonesia); Vietnamese (Vietnam); Thai (Thailand); Turkish (Türkiye); Polish (Poland); Swedish (Sweden); Danish (Denmark); Norwegian Bokmål (Norway); Finnish (Finland); Ukrainian (Ukraine); Greek (Greece); Czech (Czechia); Slovak (Slovakia); Hungarian (Hungary); Romanian (Romania); Croatian (Croatia); Hebrew (Israel); Malay (Malaysia); Catalan (Spain). English: United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia. Choose an accent for learning and practice where available. In live chats and calls, you hear each speaker's own accent. PRACTICE • Shadow lines from audio lessons. • Record, transcribe and compare your speech with the source. • Generate dialogues and audio for topics you choose. • Talk with other learners by voice message or call. Bantera focuses on voice communication and does not include text messaging.