Detergentul pentru vase este sub chiuvetă, în dulapul din dreapta.

Detergentul means the detergent. In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

• detergent = detergent
• detergentul = the detergent

So Detergentul pentru vase means The dish detergent.

Pentru means for, and vase here means dishes or tableware.

So:

• detergent pentru vase = dish detergent / detergent for dishes

A learner should be careful because vase does not mean English vases here. In Romanian, vase often refers to dishes, plates, bowls, and similar kitchen items.

Because the idea is detergent for dishes, and dishes is naturally plural in this expression.

• vas = vessel, container, dish
• vase = dishes / vessels

Romanian commonly uses detergent pentru vase as the normal way to say dish detergent.

In Romanian, after pentru in expressions like this, a noun often appears without the definite article when it refers to something in a general sense.

So:

• detergent pentru vase = detergent for dishes in general

If you added an article, it would sound more specific and less like the standard product name.

Este means is.

• Detergentul pentru vase este sub chiuvetă = The dish detergent is under the sink

In standard Romanian, este is normally included in a full sentence like this. Romanian does allow subject omission sometimes, but the verb to be is generally not dropped here the way it might be in some informal languages or note-style writing.

Chiuvetă means sink.

So:

• sub chiuvetă = under the sink

This is a very common household word. The ă at the end is important in spelling and pronunciation.

After many prepositions in Romanian, the noun can appear without the definite article when the meaning is general or location-based.

So both of these ideas are possible in Romanian, depending on context:

• sub chiuvetă = under a/the sink, often used naturally for location
• sub chiuveta = under the sink, with the noun explicitly definite

In everyday speech, sub chiuvetă is very natural in this kind of sentence.

Word by word:

• în = in
• dulapul = the cupboard / the cabinet
• din dreapta = on the right / to the right

So the whole phrase means:

• în dulapul din dreapta = in the cupboard on the right

Because the sentence refers to a specific cupboard: the cupboard on the right.

• dulap = cupboard / cabinet
• dulapul = the cupboard / the cabinet

The phrase din dreapta identifies which cupboard, so Romanian naturally uses the definite form.

Din dreapta literally means something like from the right, but in Romanian it is a normal way to express the one on the right.

So:

• dulapul din dreapta = the cupboard on the right
• ușa din stânga = the door on the left

This is a very common Romanian structure for identifying something by position.

Yes. Depending on context, dulap can be translated as cupboard, cabinet, or sometimes closet. In a kitchen sentence like this, cupboard or cabinet is the best choice.

So these are all reasonable translations:

• in the cupboard on the right
• in the cabinet on the right
• inside the cabinet to the right

The comma separates two location phrases:

• sub chiuvetă = under the sink
• în dulapul din dreapta = in the cupboard on the right

The second phrase gives extra clarification about the location. It is a natural pause in writing, like saying:

• The dish detergent is under the sink, in the cupboard on the right.

The sentence would still be understandable without the comma, but the comma helps readability.

Yes, but this order is very natural.

Current order:

• Detergentul pentru vase = subject
• este = verb
• sub chiuvetă, în dulapul din dreapta = location

This is straightforward and neutral. Romanian can sometimes move location phrases around for emphasis, for example:

• Sub chiuvetă, în dulapul din dreapta, este detergentul pentru vase.

That version is more marked and sounds more like emphasizing the location. The original sentence is the most normal everyday order.

A simple English-friendly guide is:

• chiu-ve-tă

More approximately:

• chiu sounds somewhat like kyoo
• ve like veh
• tă ends with the Romanian ă, a short neutral vowel, similar to the a in sofa for many English speakers

So roughly: kyoo-VEH-tuh, but with a lighter final vowel.

A simple approximation is:

• DREAP-ta

The first part is one syllable cluster, roughly like dryap but not exactly. Romanian ea here forms a vowel combination.

A rough guide:

• dreapta ≈ DRYAP-ta

The r is typically trilled or tapped more than in English.

It is correct and clear, especially in a general or instructional context. But in everyday speech, Romanians may also say things like:

• detergent de vase
• lichid de vase

These can also mean dishwashing liquid / dish soap depending on context.

So detergentul pentru vase is perfectly understandable and natural, even if there are other common variants.