Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật ở đây.

Vietnamese often does not use a copula like English is/are when talking about location.

So:

• Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật ở đây = The animal care worker is here / Animal care staff are here
• literally: animal-care employee here

The phrase ở đây already works as the predicate of location, so you do not need là.

A natural breakdown is:

• nhân viên = employee, staff member
• chăm sóc = to take care of, to care for
• động vật = animal(s)
• ở đây = here

So nhân viên chăm sóc động vật means something like:

• animal care worker
• staff member who takes care of animals

Then ở đây adds the idea is here / are here.

Vietnamese usually puts the main noun first and then adds information after it.

So:

• nhân viên = the main noun: employee / staff
• chăm sóc động vật = describes what kind of employee

This is different from English, where we often put the modifier before the noun:

• English: animal care worker
• Vietnamese: worker who cares for animals

A very literal order would be:

• employee caring for animals

It can be either singular or plural, depending on context.

Vietnamese nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So this sentence could mean:

• The animal care worker is here
• The animal care workers are here
• The animal care staff are here

If the speaker wants to make it clearer, they might add something like:

• một nhân viên chăm sóc động vật = one animal care worker
• các nhân viên chăm sóc động vật = the animal care workers / animal care staff

Because là is generally not used before a location phrase like ở đây.

Compare:

• Anh ấy là bác sĩ. = He is a doctor.
  (là is used before a noun phrase)

But:

• Anh ấy ở đây. = He is here.
  (no là)

So:

• Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật ở đây is correct
• Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật là ở đây is generally unnatural in normal Vietnamese

Ở đây means here, literally:

• ở = at, in
• đây = here, this place

Together, ở đây means:

• here
• in this place
• at this location

In the sentence, it tells you where the animal care worker or staff is.

Yes, but changing the order can change the focus.

The original:

• Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật ở đây.

focuses on the animal care worker/staff, then tells you where they are.

Another pattern:

• Ở đây có nhân viên chăm sóc động vật.

means:

• There is animal care staff here
• There are animal care workers here

This version introduces the existence of such staff in this place, rather than saying that a known person is here.

So the original and the reordered version are related, but not exactly the same in emphasis.

It is originally a verb meaning to care for / to look after, but in this sentence it functions as part of a phrase that modifies nhân viên.

So:

• nhân viên chăm sóc động vật = employee who cares for animals

Vietnamese often uses verb phrases after nouns like this, without needing a relative pronoun such as who.

English:

• the employee who cares for animals

Vietnamese:

• nhân viên chăm sóc động vật

Yes, động vật is somewhat formal or neutral, similar to animals in a general sense.

Depending on context, Vietnamese also has other words:

• con vật = animal, creature
• thú = beast/animal, sometimes used for wild animals or in certain set phrases
• thú cưng = pet

So nhân viên chăm sóc động vật sounds like a proper term for someone working with animals, such as in a zoo, shelter, or veterinary-related setting.

No. Vietnamese does not use articles the way English does.

So nhân viên chăm sóc động vật can mean:

• an animal care worker
• the animal care worker
• animal care staff

The exact meaning depends on context.

If you want to be more specific, Vietnamese can use words like:

• một = one / a
• các = plural marker, roughly the or some in certain contexts
• những = plural marker for multiple items/people

But they are not always required.

Sometimes, yes.

• Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật ở đây = The animal care worker is here
• Nhân viên chăm sóc động vật đang ở đây = The animal care worker is here right now

Adding đang emphasizes that the situation is currently happening at this moment.

The original sentence is already natural, but đang can make the time reference feel more immediate.

Nhân viên specifically means employee, staff member, or worker. It suggests an official role or job.

Người just means person.

So:

• nhân viên chăm sóc động vật = animal care employee / staff member
• người chăm sóc động vật = person who cares for animals

The second one is broader. It could include an employee, volunteer, owner, or anyone else.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Nhân viên → roughly nyuhn vee-en
• chăm sóc → roughly chum sok
• động vật → roughly dawng vuht
• ở đây → roughly uh day

A few things to notice:

• nh sounds somewhat like the ny in canyon
• đ is like a normal English d
• tones matter a lot in Vietnamese, so the rough English spelling is only approximate

If you are studying pronunciation, it is especially useful to practice these chunks:

• nhân viên
• chăm sóc
• động vật
• ở đây

rather than trying to say the whole sentence at once.