[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a letter to my Italian friend and I want to include the sentence 'I was about to go.' Can you help me translate it into Italian so I can express myself correctly?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The correct translation of 'I was about to go' in Italian is 'Stavo per andare.' You can use this phrase to convey that you were on the verge of leaving or taking action when something else happened."}]