[{"role": "user", "content": "Could you please translate the sentence 'You were my teacher' into Italian for me, I'd love to express my gratitude to my former instructor in their native language?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'You were my teacher' in Italian is 'Eri la mia insegnante.' If you want to make it more general or use the masculine form, you can say 'Eri il mio insegnante.' However, since you mentioned expressing gratitude to a former instructor, you might also want to consider saying 'Grazie per tutto' or 'Ti sono grato' (for a male teacher) / 'Ti sono grata' (for a female teacher), which means 'Thanks for everything' or 'I am grateful to you', respectively."}]