Learn Hardcore Arabic (Modern Standard): في الصباح أقرأ الصحيفة في المقهى قبل أن أذهب إلى العمل. - In the morning I read the newspaper at the cafe before I go to work.

The prefix أَ- on these present-tense verbs marks first person singular. So أنا is not necessary unless you want extra emphasis or contrast.

For example:

أقرأ الصحيفة = I read the newspaper
أنا أقرأ الصحيفة = I am reading the newspaper / I read the newspaper with extra emphasis on I

In this sentence, leaving out أنا is the normal, natural choice.

Why does the sentence start with في الصباح instead of the verb?

Arabic word order is flexible. The sentence could begin with the verb, but starting with في الصباح puts the time expression first:

في الصباح أقرأ الصحيفة... = In the morning, I read the newspaper...

This is very natural in Arabic, especially when the speaker wants to set the scene first.

A more basic verb-first version would be:

أقرأ الصحيفة في المقهى في الصباح...

Both are possible, but the original version sounds more like In the morning...

What exactly does في الصباح mean, and why is في used?