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それはそうと

by the way, incidentally

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Examples

  1. それはそうと、彼は元気か。

    それはそうと、かれはげんきか。

    By the way, how is he?

  2. それはそうと、昼ご飯はどうする。

    それはそうと、ひるごはんはどうする。

    Anyway, what shall we do about lunch?

  3. それはそうと、例の件は進んでいますか。

    それはそうと、れいのけんはすすんでいますか。

    By the way, has that matter moved along?

  4. それはそうと、来月の予定はもう決まりましたか。

    それはそうと、らいげつのよていはもうきまりましたか。

    Incidentally, has next month's schedule been fixed yet?

Common patterns

それはそうと、〜か
by the way, is ~?
それはそうと話は変わるが
by the way, changing the subject
それはそうとして
leaving that as it is

Memory tip

This is conversational and swings the talk to a fresh topic, much like ところで. Compare それはさておき, which pushes a digression aside to get back to the real business — the two move in opposite directions.

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