Learn Spanish (Spain): Los niños mojan las magdalenas en la leche. - The children dip the muffins in the milk.

You are right that mojar generally means "to wet" or "to moisten". However, in Spain, when you talk about food and liquids, mojar is the standard verb for "to dip" or "to dunk". Think of it as getting the pastry wet by dunking it into the liquid!

What kind of food is a magdalena? Is it just the Spanish word for "muffin"?

A magdalena is a specific type of traditional Spanish sponge cake, similar to a plain muffin or a French madeleine. While you can use the word to refer to a standard American-style muffin, in Spain it usually brings to mind this classic, sweet breakfast treat that is specifically baked to be dunked into milk or coffee.

Why does the sentence use en la leche instead of just en leche?

English speakers often say "in milk" without an article when talking about this action generally. However, Spanish requires definite articles (el, la, los, las) much more frequently than English. Here, it sounds most natural to include la, whether they are dipping them into their specific glasses of milk or just milk in general.

Could I say están mojando instead of mojan if they are doing it right now?

Yes! If you want to emphasize that the children are in the exact middle of dunking their food right now, you can use the present continuous form: están mojando. However, the simple present mojan is very flexible in Spanish and is perfectly correct to use even when the action is happening at this very moment.