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Hungarian usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.
In telefonálok, the ending -ok already tells you the subject is I, so én is not necessary.
You would add én only for emphasis or contrast, for example: Én ritkán telefonálok. This means something like I rarely call, maybe unlike someone else.
Este means in the evening or sometimes at night, depending on context.
In this sentence, it works as a time adverb: Este ritkán telefonálok = I rarely call in the evening.
This is a very common Hungarian way to express time. Hungarian often uses simple time words like this without adding a preposition like English does.
That is a very normal Hungarian word order.
Ritkán means rarely, and adverbs of frequency often come before the verb in a neutral sentence:
- gyakran megyek = I often go
- mindig olvasok = I always read
- ritkán telefonálok = I rarely call
So Este ritkán telefonálok is a natural way to say In the evening I rarely call.