[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to learn some basic phrases in Italian to prepare for a trip, and I came across the sentence 'I was afraid.' Can you help me translate that into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'I was afraid' in Italian is 'Io ero spaventato.' However, please note that the correct translation might vary depending on the context and the speaker's gender. 'Io ero spaventato' is the masculine form, while the feminine form would be 'Io ero spaventata.'"}]