[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a letter to an Italian friend and I want to include a polite way to set boundaries, could you help me translate the phrase 'Leave us alone' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'Leave us alone' in Italian is 'Lasciaci da soli.' However, please note that this phrase is quite direct. If you want to be more polite, you could use 'Ci perdoni, ma abbiamo bisogno di un po' di tempo per noi stessi' which means 'Excuse us, but we need some time for ourselves.'"}]