[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to learn some basic phrases in Italian to connect with a friend, and I was wondering if you could help me translate 'How have you been?' into Italian."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's great that you're trying to learn Italian to connect with your friend! The translation of 'How have you been?' in Italian is 'Come sta?'."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is 'Come sta?' a formal or informal way of asking?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "'Come sta?' is a formal way of asking 'How have you been?'. If you want to ask a friend, you can use the informal version, but 'Come sta?' is a polite and common way to ask, even with friends, especially if you're not very close or if you're just starting to get to know them."}]