Al tuo invito rispondo sì; brinderemo con tè freddo.

I’m saying yes to your invitation; we’ll toast with iced tea.

Breakdown of Al tuo invito rispondo sì; brinderemo con tè freddo.

• io: I
• con: with
• al: to the
• freddo: cold

Questions & Answers about Al tuo invito rispondo sì; brinderemo con tè freddo.

Why is it al tuo invito and not a il tuo invito?

Al is the standard contraction of a + il. The verb rispondere takes the preposition a (respond to), and invito is masculine singular (article il), so you get al. If the noun were feminine singular, you’d use alla (e.g., alla tua richiesta).

Can I say rispondo di sì instead of rispondo sì?

Yes. Both rispondere di sì/di no and rispondere sì/no are accepted. Adding di is very common and slightly more idiomatic in careful speech. Avoid rispondere che sì; use rispondere che… only when followed by a full clause (e.g., Rispondo che verrò).

Why does the sentence start with Al tuo invito? Could I say Rispondo sì al tuo invito instead?

Starting with Al tuo invito is a fronting for emphasis and sounds a bit formal or rhetorical. The neutral, everyday order is Rispondo (di) sì al tuo invito. Both are correct; the fronted version highlights the invitation as the topic.

Why is rispondo in the present but brinderemo in the future? Is that normal?