Japanese phrase
いったん話を戻しましょう。 i tta n hanashi o modo shi ma shō
Meaning
Let's get back to what we were discussing.
When to use it
Suggests returning to the previous subject. It sounds natural and moderately polite when a conversation has moved off track.
Example dialogue
話がそれましたね。いったん話を戻しましょう。 hanashi ga so re ma shi ta ne i tta n hanashi o modo shi ma shō
We got off track. Let's get back to what we were discussing.
そうですね、続けましょう。 sō de su ne tsuzu ke ma shō
Right, let's continue.