היא אומרת שהמתכון פשוט, אבל העוגה הזאת מאוד מיוחדת.

Yes. In Hebrew, subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb already makes the subject clear.

• אומרת already shows she says / she is saying because it is feminine singular.
• So היא אומרת and just אומרת can both work in the right context.

Using היא can:

• make the subject clearer,
• add a little emphasis,
• or help when starting a new sentence.

So היא אומרת is completely natural, even though Hebrew does not always need the pronoun.

Because the subject is feminine singular: היא = she.

In the present tense, Hebrew participle forms agree with gender and number:

• אומר = masculine singular
• אומרת = feminine singular
• אומרים = masculine plural / mixed plural
• אומרות = feminine plural

Since the sentence starts with היא, the verb form must be אומרת.

ש־ means that.

So:

• שהמתכון פשוט = that the recipe is simple

This ש־ is attached directly to the next word, so instead of writing a separate word for that, Hebrew usually writes it as a prefix.

Here:

• ש = that
• המתכון = the recipe

Together: שהמתכון = that the recipe

Because in present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed.

So Hebrew says:

• המתכון פשוט literally: the recipe simple
• העוגה הזאת מאוד מיוחדת literally: the cake this very special

But in natural English, we translate these as:

• the recipe is simple
• this cake is very special

This is one of the most important differences from English.

Because מתכון is a masculine singular noun, so the adjective must match it.

Hebrew adjectives agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness in some contexts of structure, though not by changing a separate the

Here:

• מתכון = masculine singular
• פשוט = masculine singular adjective

If the noun were feminine singular, you would usually use:

• פשוטה

For example:

• העוגה פשוטה = the cake is simple

So פשוט is correct because מתכון is masculine.

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.

So:

• העוגה הזאת = this cake
• literally: the cake הזאת

This is normal Hebrew word order for this/that with a noun.

A native English speaker often expects the demonstrative first, but Hebrew usually does the opposite:

• noun first
• then this/that

Because with this/that in Hebrew, the noun is usually definite, and the demonstrative also appears in its normal definite-style form.

So Hebrew says:

• העוגה הזאת = this cake
• הספר הזה = this book
• הילדה הזאת = this girl

This is just how standard Hebrew expresses this/that + noun.

A helpful pattern is:

• masculine singular: ה... הזה
• feminine singular: ה... הזאת

Examples:

• הספר הזה = this book
• העוגה הזאת = this cake

Because עוגה is feminine singular.

The demonstrative must agree with the noun:

• הזה = masculine singular this
• הזאת = feminine singular this

Since עוגה is feminine, you need הזאת.

Compare:

• הספר הזה = this book (masculine)
• העוגה הזאת = this cake (feminine)

מאוד means very, and it usually comes before the adjective or adverb it modifies.

So:

• מאוד מיוחדת = very special

This is the normal order.

Examples:

• מאוד טוב = very good
• מאוד יפה = very beautiful
• מאוד פשוט = very simple

So the sentence structure here is completely standard.

Because עוגה is feminine singular, and the adjective must agree with it.

• מיוחד = masculine singular
• מיוחדת = feminine singular

So:

• העוגה הזאת מאוד מיוחדת = this cake is very special

If the noun were masculine, you would use מיוחד:

• המתכון מיוחד = the recipe is special

אבל means but.

It connects two parts of the sentence:

• היא אומרת שהמתכון פשוט
• אבל העוגה הזאת מאוד מיוחדת

So it shows contrast:

• the recipe is simple,
• but the cake is very special.

This is a very common conjunction in Hebrew.

A common pronunciation guide is:

Hi omeret sheha-matkon pashut, aval ha-ugah hazot me'od meyuhedet.

A few notes:

• היא = hi
• אומרת = omeret
• שהמתכון = sheha-matkon
• עוגה = ugah
• מאוד is often pronounced roughly me'od
• מיוחדת is roughly meyuhedet

Pronunciation can vary slightly depending on accent and speaking speed.

This is the most neutral and natural order, but Hebrew does allow some flexibility.

The given sentence:

• היא אומרת שהמתכון פשוט, אבל העוגה הזאת מאוד מיוחדת.

is standard and natural.

You might sometimes hear variations for emphasis, but beginners should learn this pattern first:

• subject
• verb
• subordinate clause
• conjunction
• noun phrase
• adverb
• adjective

So yes, Hebrew word order can be flexible, but this sentence is already in a very normal, everyday order.