[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to learn Italian and I stumbled upon the sentence 'Were you a soldier?' - could you help me translate it into Italian so I can better understand its meaning and pronunciation?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'Were you a soldier?' in Italian is 'Eri un soldato?'. This sentence is in the formal 'you' form and is used to ask someone about their past occupation or experience as a soldier."}]