ところで
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Conjunction used to change the topic or introduce a new point in conversation. It often appears at the beginning of a sentence to shift focus. Example: 『ところで、週末の予定は？』 (Tokoro de, shuumatsu no yotei wa?, 'By the way, what are your plans for the weekend?')
Theme
User and their coworker Mika are chatting during a break at the office. They've been talking about work deadlines, and Mika changes the topic to something lighter.
ところで
ところで
by the way
Core Language Building BlocksAdverbs & Connectors
Memory Hook
Picture yourself chatting and suddenly saying 'By the way...' to change the topic. 'Tokoro de' sounds like 'toe-core-oh day' — it's the spot where you start a new day of conversation.
Cultural Note
『ところで』 (tokoro de) is a casual connector used in everyday speech to smoothly change the subject or introduce a new topic. It's similar to 'by the way' in English and helps keep conversations flowing naturally in social settings.
Forms
Base: ところでConjunction used to change the topic or introduce a new point in conversation. It often appears at the beginning of a sentence to shift focus. Example: 『ところで、週末の予定は？』 (Tokoro de, shuumatsu no yotei wa?, 'By the way, what are your plans for the weekend?')