Cabinetul veterinar este lângă parc.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• cabinet = office / clinic / consulting room
• cabinetul = the office / the clinic

So instead of a separate word like English the, Romanian adds -ul to the noun.

A few similar examples:

• parc = park
• parcul = the park
• doctor = doctor
• doctorul = the doctor

It means the veterinary clinic, the vet’s office, or the veterinary office, depending on context.

Literally:

• cabinetul = the office / the clinic / the consulting room
• veterinar = veterinary / veterinary-related

In everyday English, the vet’s office or the veterinary clinic is usually the most natural translation.

Because in Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• cabinet veterinar = veterinary clinic / vet’s office
• literally: clinic veterinary

This is normal Romanian word order. English usually puts the adjective first, but Romanian often places it after the noun.

Because cabinet is a neuter noun, and in the singular, neuter nouns usually take the same adjective form as masculine nouns.

So:

• cabinet veterinar = singular
• cabinete veterinare = plural

This is one of the important things about Romanian neuter nouns:

• in the singular, they behave like masculine
• in the plural, they behave like feminine

That is why veterinar is the correct singular form here.

Este is the 3rd person singular present tense of a fi (to be).

So:

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she is

In this sentence, cabinetul veterinar is singular, so Romanian uses este:

• Cabinetul veterinar este... = The veterinary clinic is...

Lângă means next to, beside, or near, depending on context.

In this sentence, it shows location:

• este lângă parc = is next to / near the park

A few examples:

• lângă casă = next to the house
• lângă școală = next to the school
• stau lângă tine = I am sitting next to you

This is a good question, because English speakers often expect the park to be parcul every time.

In Romanian, after prepositions, a bare noun like parc can sound natural in simple location statements, especially when the place is being mentioned in a general, map-like way:

• lângă parc = near/by the park area

If you want to sound more explicitly definite or refer to a clearly identified park, you may also see:

• lângă parcul central = next to the central park
• lângă parcul din centru = next to the park downtown

So parc here is natural in a simple location sentence, even though English uses the park.

A rough pronunciation guide is LUHN-guh.

Two sounds may be unfamiliar:

• â in lân- is a central vowel that does not exist in standard English. It is similar to the sound in Romanian în or român.
• ă at the end is like a short unstressed uh sound.

So lângă is approximately:

• luhn-guh

Not exact, but close enough for a beginner.

Not usually. This is a false friend.

In English, cabinet often means:

• a piece of furniture, or
• a government cabinet

In Romanian, cabinet often means:

• office
• consulting room
• clinic/practice

So cabinet veterinar does not mean a piece of furniture for animals. It means a place where a veterinarian works.

Yes, but Cabinetul veterinar este lângă parc is the most neutral and standard order.

This is the basic pattern:

• subject + este + place expression

Romanian can move elements around for emphasis, but beginners should learn the default order first.

For example:

• Lângă parc este cabinetul veterinar can be understood, but it sounds more like Next to the park is the veterinary clinic, with extra emphasis on the location.

The plural is:

• cabinete veterinare = veterinary clinics / vet’s offices
• cabinetele veterinare = the veterinary clinics

Notice the changes:

• cabinet → cabinete
• veterinar → veterinare

This shows the neuter pattern clearly:

• singular: masculine-like form
• plural: feminine-like form