How to ask a question during a conversation
How would you say when you want to ask a question that you come up with suddenly during a conversation, which is not related to the current subject which the other party is talking about? I feel I should say something like "It's not related to this subject, but can I ask you a question?" . Could you show me more natural way to say that?

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How to ask a question during a conversation
How would you say when you want to ask a question that you come up with suddenly during a conversation, which is not related to the current subject which the other party is talking about?  I feel I should say something like "It's not related to this subject, but can I ask you a question?" . Could you show me more natural way to say that?

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I usually say: Sorry to change the subject but I just want to ask you something quickly (before I forget...)

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In a more casual conversation, you could also say 'By the way,..'

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Your way is perfectly polite and proper, but here are a couple of other expressions you can use -'on another matter entirely.........', 'changing the subject completely...', '