"A diákok magas székeken ülnek."

Translation: The students are sitting on tall chairs.

[whizza]

You can definitely sit "in" chairs in English as much as you can sit "on" them, so "in tall chairs" should be acceptable
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[Martybet]

In general terms a 'tall chair' would be regarded as a stool, and these are students so one would assume they are in a class. I would think 'sitting on' is correct here.

[_paranoia_]

Both should be accepted. "In" is the usual idiom in English, and "on" is the direct translation of the Hungarian, perfectly understandable, and in certain circumstances might actually be correct.

[Harold77079]

then why wasn't szeklet used as stool?

[RyagonIV]

Széklet is "stool" as in "poop". Not the kind you'd want to sit in. :´)

[Judit294350]

You can only really sit IN a chair that is soft or has arms - but yes, both should be accepted.

[deactivated user]

So I can't say on THE tall chairs? Is there really a difference here?

[RyagonIV]

Yes. "The tall chairs" (a magas székek) would refer to a certain group of chairs. "Tall chairs" (magas székek) just states that the chairs they're sitting on are tall.

[dvanclev]

@Elliot

You can't say "the high chairs" because there's no "the" in thr Hungarian sentence. When there's a "the" in English, there will almost always be one in Hungarian too.

I can't hear the s in magas either. I think it blends into the initial sz of székeken in a way that a native speaker might be able to tell the s is there but is tough for a learner.

[Judit294350]

You also cannot say "high chairs" because that means a tall chair for a small child to sit in with a tray for food and a bar to stop them falling out.

[RyagonIV]

Students are getting younger each year. :)

[deactivated user]

In the audio, I don't hear the "sh" sound in "magas". Is there a reason for that?

[MercedesEm13]

why sitting on high chairs got a red.

[Judit294350]

Because in English "tall" and "high" do not mean the same thing. "Tall" is of greater than average height while "high" is a long way above the ground. A chair would be "high" if it was hanging on a hook from the ceiling. Further the term "high chair" has a special meaning as a chair with long legs and a tray for children.

[Patricia460976]

Barstools? What else could a tall chair be?

[RyagonIV]

Patricia, I also imagine barstools here.