Marta dice che il gallo è rumoroso, ma che la gallina con i pulcini è molto carina.

The first che introduces what Marta says: dice che... = says that...

The second che is repeated after ma to introduce a second, parallel clause:

• Marta dice che il gallo è rumoroso
• ma che la gallina con i pulcini è molto carina

In English, we often drop the second that, but Italian commonly keeps che here for clarity and balance. It sounds very natural.

You may also hear the second che omitted in some contexts, but in this sentence repeating it is elegant and standard.

Here, both instances of che mean that and introduce a subordinate clause.

So:

• dice che... = says that...
• ma che... = but that...

This is not a relative che. It is not replacing who, which, or that as in the book that I read.

In standard Italian, proper names usually appear without an article.

So you say:

• Marta dice...
• Paolo pensa...
• Giulia vede...

In some regional varieties of Italian, especially in parts of northern Italy, people may use an article before first names in everyday speech, but that is not the standard form being used here.

These are definite articles, equivalent to English the.

• il gallo = the rooster
• la gallina = the hen
• i pulcini = the chicks

They agree with the noun’s gender and number:

• il = masculine singular
• la = feminine singular
• i = masculine plural

Italian uses articles more regularly than English, so where English might sometimes leave them out, Italian often keeps them.

They are three different noun forms:

• gallo = masculine singular
• gallina = feminine singular
• pulcini = masculine plural

A native English speaker may notice that gallo and gallina are different words, not just one word with different endings. Italian often has separate masculine and feminine animal names.

Also, pulcini is plural. The singular is pulcino.

The subject of the verb is still la gallina, which is singular.

• la gallina ... è molto carina

The phrase con i pulcini just means with the chicks. It adds information about the hen, but it is not the subject.

So the structure is:

• subject: la gallina
• extra phrase: con i pulcini
• verb: è

That is why the verb stays singular: è, not sono.

It modifies la gallina.

So the idea is:

• the hen with the chicks

It identifies or describes the hen. It does not mean that the chicks are very cute by themselves, although that may be implied by the image. Grammatically, molto carina describes la gallina.

Italian adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

• gallo is masculine singular, so: rumoroso
• gallina is feminine singular, so: carina

Compare:

• il gallo è rumoroso
• la gallina è rumorosa
• il gallo è carino
• la gallina è carina

This agreement is one of the most important patterns in Italian grammar.

Here molto means very:

• molto carina = very cute

When molto modifies an adjective or adverb, it usually stays unchanged:

• molto carino
• molto carina
• molto belli
• molto rumorosa

It does not agree with the noun in this use.

But molto can also function as an adjective or pronoun, and then it can change form:

• molti pulcini = many chicks
• molta acqua = a lot of water

So in this sentence, molto is an adverb, which is why it stays the same.

The accent distinguishes è (the verb is) from e (and).

• è = is
• e = and

So:

• il gallo è rumoroso = the rooster is noisy
• il gallo e la gallina = the rooster and the hen

This accent is important in writing.

Yes, it often can be omitted, especially in less formal speech:

• Marta dice che il gallo è rumoroso, ma la gallina con i pulcini è molto carina.

That version is also understandable and natural.

However, repeating che gives the sentence a more balanced structure and clearly shows that both parts depend on Marta dice. In careful written Italian, the repeated che is often preferred.

Yes. This is a very standard Italian word order:

• Marta dice = subject + verb
• che il gallo è rumoroso = subordinate clause
• ma che la gallina con i pulcini è molto carina = second subordinate clause

Italian word order is often similar to English in simple statements, though Italian can be more flexible. This sentence is straightforward and neutral.

Yes, both can be used for people too, but with context-dependent meanings.

• rumoroso = noisy, loud
• carino/carina = cute, nice, pleasant, sweet

So:

• un bambino rumoroso = a noisy child
• una ragazza carina = a cute / pretty girl
• un gesto carino = a nice gesture

In this sentence they describe animals, but the grammar is the same as when describing people or things.