[{"role": "user", "content": "I'd like to learn how to express a lighthearted apology in Italian, so could you please translate 'I was only joking' for me?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'I was only joking' in Italian is 'Stavo solamente scherzando.'. This phrase is often used to convey that you didn't mean to be taken seriously and can help diffuse any tension or misunderstanding."}]