[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a story about a character who is left without words, and I'd love to know how to express the sentence 'Tom was speechless' in Italian to add some authenticity to the dialogue."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The correct translation of 'Tom was speechless' in Italian is 'Tom era muto.' However, please note that 'era muto' literally means 'he was mute', which might not perfectly convey the idea of being speechless due to shock or surprise. A more idiomatic translation could be 'Tom era senza parole' which directly means 'Tom was without words', capturing the essence of being speechless in the context of your story."}]