"A sofőr a buszon leesik a székről."

Translation: The driver on the bus is falling off the chair.

[BigWayne19]

-------- -the bus driver falls out of his chair . . .

[bnyugat]

Is it ok to say 'falling from the chair' since in English that means falls off? Or do we absolutely have to use the 'off' because of some nuance in Hungarian?

[vvsey]

No, there is no nuance in the Hungarian sentence. Whatever feels natural to you in English.

[Judit294350]

There are no "chairs" in buses - they are "seats". And the seat is not on the bus - it is in it. (Yes, you get on a bus, but the you sit in it. On it would be on the roof)

[BigWayne19]

------- in american buses, judit, the driver usually has his own private chair. the rest of us sit on benches or seats . . .

Big 28 aug 20

[Judit294350]

You mean he brings his chair with him? Or do you just mean he has a seat in front of the steering wheel?

[BigWayne19]

------ his (her ) seat is, indeed, in front of the steering wheel. it's usually very permanently mounted there, bolted to the floor, but the seat part and the back (his chair ) is adjustable , up-down, forward-back, springy-harder, etc . sometimes in a private little compartment . . .

Big 28 aug 20

[Judit294350]

I'd still call it a seat not a chair :-)

[Lili920420]

"The bus driver falls off the chair" sounds more natural in English. He can't be on the bus when this happens, as there are no chairs on a bus. This must have happened elsewhere.