Consultația veterinară începe acum.

Because consultația means the consultation.

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• consultație = consultation / a consultation
• consultația = the consultation

So Consultația veterinară începe acum means The veterinary consultation starts now.

In Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• consultație veterinară = veterinary consultation

This is a very normal word order in Romanian. English usually puts the adjective first, but Romanian commonly puts it after the noun.

Because the adjective has to agree with the noun in gender and number.

consultație is a feminine singular noun, so the adjective also has to be feminine singular:

• masculine singular: veterinar
• feminine singular: veterinară

That is why you get consultația veterinară.

Începe means starts / begins.

It is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb a începe = to begin / to start.

So:

• încep = I begin
• începi = you begin
• începe = he/she/it begins

In this sentence, the subject is consultația veterinară, so Romanian uses începe.

Romanian often does not need a subject pronoun when the verb form already makes the subject clear.

English says:

• It starts now

Romanian simply says:

• Începe acum

But in your sentence, the subject is already stated:

• Consultația veterinară începe acum

So there is no need for a separate pronoun like it.

Acum means now.

In this sentence:

• Consultația veterinară începe acum = The veterinary consultation starts now

Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, so you could also hear:

• Acum începe consultația veterinară

That still means basically the same thing, though the emphasis shifts a little toward now.

Yes. Romanian can use the present tense for something happening right now or for something that is starting at this moment, including a scheduled event.

So începe acum naturally means:

• starts now
• is starting now
• sometimes, depending on context, begins now

Romanian often uses the simple present where English might choose either starts or is starting.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

kon-sul-TA-tsi-a ve-te-ri-NA-rə in-CHE-pe a-KUM

A few important sounds:

• ț sounds like ts in cats
• ă is a short neutral vowel, like the a in sofa
• ce in începe sounds like che in check
• â / î is a special Romanian vowel, pronounced deep in the center of the mouth

So:

• consultația ≈ kon-sul-TA-tsi-a
• veterinară ≈ ve-te-ri-NA-rə
• începe ≈ in-CHE-pe
• acum ≈ a-KUM

This sentence contains several Romanian diacritics:

• ț in consultația: pronounced ts
• ă in veterinară: a short central vowel
• î in începe: a distinct Romanian vowel
• â does not appear in this sentence, but learners often compare it with î because they represent the same sound in modern Romanian

These marks are important because they affect both pronunciation and spelling. You should learn to read and write them correctly.

Sometimes yes, depending on context, but not always exactly.

More literally:

• consultație = consultation
• consultație veterinară = veterinary consultation

In natural English, people might say:

• the vet appointment
• the veterinary consultation
• the consultation with the vet

The Romanian phrase is a bit more formal and medical than casual everyday English vet appointment, but the practical meaning may overlap.

Yes, it is a normal and common word, but it sounds a bit more formal or medical than some everyday English expressions.

It is used for professional consultations, especially in medical contexts:

• consultație medicală = medical consultation
• consultație stomatologică = dental consultation
• consultație veterinară = veterinary consultation

In conversation, context may lead English speakers to translate it more naturally as appointment, but the Romanian word itself is specifically consultation.

Other word orders are possible, but this one is the most neutral.

Neutral order:

• Consultația veterinară începe acum.

Possible alternatives:

• Acum începe consultația veterinară.
• Începe acum consultația veterinară.

These are grammatically possible, but they may sound more emphatic or marked depending on context. The original sentence is the most straightforward way to say it.

You would normally remove the definite article from consultația.

So:

• O consultație veterinară începe acum = A veterinary consultation starts now

Here:

• o = a / one
• consultație = consultation
• consultația = the consultation

So the difference is:

• Consultația veterinară începe acum = The veterinary consultation starts now
• O consultație veterinară începe acum = A veterinary consultation starts now