[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm planning a trip to Italy and I'd like to be more polite when interacting with locals, can you help me translate the sentence \"I didn't see you\" into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's very thoughtful of you! The translation of 'I didn't see you' in Italian is 'Non ti ho visto.' If you want to be even more polite, you could say 'Mi dispiace, non ti ho visto' which means 'Sorry, I didn't see you'."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's really helpful, thank you! What's the difference between 'Non ti ho visto' and 'Mi dispiace, non ti ho visto'?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You're welcome! 'Non ti ho visto' is a straightforward translation of 'I didn't see you', while 'Mi dispiace, non ti ho visto' is a more polite way of saying it, with 'Mi dispiace' meaning 'Excuse me' or 'Sorry'. It's a good way to show courtesy and respect when interacting with locals."}]