[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm learning Italian and I was wondering, how would you say 'Were you sick?' in Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's a great question! The correct translation of 'Were you sick?' in Italian is indeed 'Lei era malata?' for a female, and 'Lei era malato?' for a male. However, in informal contexts, you can use 'Eri malata?' for a female and 'Eri malato?' for a male."}]