Japanese phrase
ところで、___はどうですか？ to ko ro de ___ wa dō de su ka
Meaning
So how is ___ going?
When to use it
Asks how something is going or what it is like. It often shifts the conversation to a new topic in a casual but polite way.
Example dialogue
ところで、新しい仕事はどうですか？ to ko ro de atara shi i shi goto wa dō de su ka
By the way, how is your new job?
まあまあです。 mā mā de su
It is okay.