Di pomeriggio bevo tè caldo in giardino.

Di pomeriggio is a very common Italian time expression meaning in the afternoon / in the afternoons, especially in a general or habitual sense.

• Di pomeriggio bevo tè caldo... = In the afternoon(s), I drink hot tea...
• Nel pomeriggio is also possible, but it more often refers to a specific afternoon period in a particular situation.

So in this sentence, di pomeriggio sounds natural because the sentence describes a routine or usual habit.

Usually no. In a sentence like this, di pomeriggio normally means in the afternoon as a general time of day, often with a habitual meaning.

If you want this afternoon, Italian normally uses:

• questo pomeriggio
• oggi pomeriggio

For example:

• Questo pomeriggio bevo tè caldo in giardino. = This afternoon I’m drinking hot tea in the garden.

Italian often leaves out the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

• bevo = I drink
• bevi = you drink
• beve = he/she drinks

Because -o already shows I, adding io is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

• Bevo tè caldo. = normal
• Io bevo tè caldo. = I drink hot tea, maybe contrasting with someone else

Bevo is the present indicative, first person singular, of bere (to drink).

In Italian, the present tense is often used for habits and regular actions, just like in English:

• Di pomeriggio bevo tè caldo in giardino.
• In the afternoon I drink hot tea in the garden.

So here the present tense expresses a usual action, not only something happening right now.

In Italian, when talking about food or drink in a general way, especially after verbs like bere, it is very common to use the noun without an article.

So:

• bevo tè caldo = I drink hot tea

This sounds general and natural, like talking about the kind of thing you drink.

If you add an article, the meaning becomes more specific or more definite:

• bevo il tè = I drink tea / I drink the tea
• bevo un tè = I have a tea / I drink a tea

In this sentence, tè without an article gives a broad, habitual sense.

The accent is important because it distinguishes tè (tea) from te (you, after a preposition).

• tè = tea
• te = you

For example:

• Bevo tè. = I drink tea.
• Con te. = With you.

So the accent is not optional here.

In Italian, descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• tè caldo = hot tea
• caffè freddo = cold coffee
• pane fresco = fresh bread

Putting caldo before tè would sound unnatural in normal Italian. The usual order is noun + adjective.

Both are possible, but they are not exactly the same.

• in giardino is the more natural, general way to say in the garden
• nel giardino sounds more specific: in the garden, meaning a particular, clearly identified garden

In this sentence, in giardino works well because the speaker is simply stating where the action usually happens, without stressing which garden.

So:

• bevo tè caldo in giardino = I drink hot tea in the garden
• bevo tè caldo nel giardino della villa = I drink hot tea in the garden of the villa

No. Italian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence:

• Di pomeriggio bevo tè caldo in giardino.

is natural because it starts with the time expression, then gives the action, then the place.

You could also hear:

• Bevo tè caldo in giardino di pomeriggio.
• In giardino bevo tè caldo di pomeriggio.

But these versions shift the emphasis a little. Starting with Di pomeriggio makes the time frame the topic of the sentence.

Yes, but the tone and meaning change slightly.

• bevo tè caldo = I drink hot tea
• prendo un tè caldo = I have a hot tea / I’ll take a hot tea

Bere is the direct verb to drink.
Prendere is often used more like to have or to take, especially when ordering or choosing something.

So for a habitual statement, bevo tè caldo is the clearest choice.

By default, it sounds like a habit or regular action.

That comes from two things:

• the present tense bevo
• the time expression di pomeriggio, which often suggests a routine

So the sentence is understood as something like:

• I drink hot tea in the garden in the afternoon
• In the afternoons, I drink hot tea in the garden

If you wanted to make it clearly about a single current event, you would usually add more context, such as oggi pomeriggio or another time reference.