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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

types of sitting

Hello everyone. Please look at these two pictures and let me know ...
How do you describe these two tpes of sitting?

I think the first one is sitting "cross-legged" but what about the second one?
Do you have a name for the other type of sitting either?

1. sitting "cross-legged"


and

2. sitting what?

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Top answer

Yes, the first one is "sitting cross-legged". The second one is "kneeling".

  • Yes, the first one is "sitting cross-legged".
  • The second one is "kneeling".
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5 Answers
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Yes, the first one is "sitting cross-legged".

The second one is "kneeling".
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GPYYes, the first one is "sitting cross-legged".The second one is "kneeling".
Thank you. But is it correct if I say ....

2. He's sitting in kneeling position.
or
3. He's in kneeling position.
or
4. He's sitting kneeling.
or
5. he's sitting kneeled
?

or just
6. He's kneeling.
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These are correct:

He's kneeling.
He's in a kneeling position.

The ones that combine "sitting" and "kneeling" are not correct.
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GPYThese are correct:He's kneeling.He's in a kneeling position.The ones that combine "sitting" and "kneeling" are not correct.
Ok, thank you. What about cross-legged?
Are all the following correct?

1. He's sitting cross-legged.
2. He's cross-legged.
3. He's in a cross-legged position.
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sunny1231. He's sitting cross-legged.2. He's cross-legged.3. He's in a cross-legged position.
(1) is the usual way of saying it.

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