"The kindergarten teacher sits down on the chimney and sings."
Translation:Az óvónő felül a kéményre és énekel.
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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?
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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.
is she singing while she is in the process of sitting down, or after she is already sitting?
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...