[{"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 indeed 'Ero spaventato'. However, please note that the verb'spaventato' is in the masculine form. If you're a female speaker, you would say 'Ero spaventata' (feminine form)."}]