[{"role": "user", "content": "I've been meaning to learn some basic Italian phrases for an upcoming trip, and I was wondering how to say 'Were you busy?' in Italian."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's a great phrase to know! 'Were you busy?' in Italian is 'Era impegnata?' if you're addressing a female, or 'Era impegnato?' if you're addressing a male. The difference is in the ending of 'impegnat-', which changes depending on the subject's gender."}]