[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm looking for the perfect phrase to describe my past financial struggles in Italian, can you help me translate the sentence 'I've been poor' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The correct translation of 'I've been poor' in Italian is 'Sono stata povera' if you're a female speaker. If you're a male speaker, the correct translation would be 'Sono stato povero'."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's perfect, grazie! What if I wanted to say 'I've been poor' in the formal way, how would I say it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In a formal context, you would use the formal 'you' (Lei) and say 'Lei \u00e8 stata povera' for a female speaker and 'Lei \u00e8 stato povero' for a male speaker, but to say 'I've been poor' you would use 'Sono stata povera' or 'Sono stato povero' as the formal way to say 'you' does not apply here."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Thanks for the clarification. What if I want to say I've been poor in a specific time of my life, for example I've been poor when I was a student?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "To express that, you can say 'Quando ero studentessa, sono stata povera' if you're a female speaker, or 'Quando ero studente, sono stato povero' if you're a male speaker. This translates to 'When I was a student, I was poor'."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's perfect, you're the best!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Prego! I'm glad I could help you with the translations."}]