[{"role": "user", "content": "Could you please translate the sentence 'You were my teacher' into Italian for me, I'd love to express my gratitude to my former instructor in their native language?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'You were my teacher' in Italian is 'Era la mia insegnante.' However, please note that the Italian language has different forms for male and female, so if your teacher is a male, the correct translation would be 'Era il mio insegnante.'"}]