"The kindergarten teacher sits down on the chimney and sings."

Translation: Az óvónő felül a kéményre és énekel.

[spiraldancing]

So, my answer used "leül" (sits down) -- this is accepted as correct, but the other correct solution uses "felül" (sits up).

So, I get the idea of someone sitting up onto the top of a tall chimney. That makes sense to me ... but do both versions of this sentence (sit down, vs sit up) still mean, basically, the same thing in Hungarian?

thx

[vvsey]

Yes, basically it is the same thing, it is just a directional indicator, relative to a place that one would normally sit. I sit "down" on the grass, the curb, the bed. I sit "up" on the table, a horse, a train, an airplane, a chimney.

I mixed in a little bit of "mounting", as well. When you mount your bike, your horse, etc., you also use "felülni".

"Felülni" can also be what English means by sitting up, from a lying position.

[BetsyLowe]

No, she's with Bert, singing, "Chim-chimeney, chim-chim-cheroo!"

[Raji776099]

The kindergarten teacher strikes again, this time as Santa!

[GerSzej]

is she singing while she is in the process of sitting down, or after she is already sitting?

[smileyowlie]

Based on the order of the sentence, I would say she sits down first and then starts singing. These flying kindergarten teachers really make me think of Mary Poppins for some reason...