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まず押さえたいこと

How smart people say "I forgot what I was saying"

The quickest way is to ask "Where was I?" and then keep talking. In a meeting or presentation, "Sorry, I lost my train of thought" sounds polite and calm. If you forgot everything at once, for example in an interview, say "My mind went blank."

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表現ごとの解説

Where was I? 口調とニュアンス: Casual and quick

Use it when you stop in the middle of a story or explanation and want to continue. Say it, then pick up again. It works with friends and coworkers, but don't use it as your only reply in a very formal speech.

“Where was I?”

使用作品：Sunset Blvd. (1950)
I lost my train of thought. 口調とニュアンス: Polite, good at work

Use it in meetings, presentations, and calls when you forget the next part of your point. It sounds calm and professional. Add "Sorry" before it if you interrupted the flow for other people.

“Sorry. I lost my train of thought.”

使用作品：After Yang (2022)
My mind went blank. 口調とニュアンス: Honest, a bit serious

Use it when you suddenly had no ideas at all, often because of stress, like in an exam, an interview, or on stage. Blank means empty. It is stronger than forgetting one small point.

“Suddenly, my mind went blank.”

使用作品：The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
What was I saying? 口調とニュアンス: Friendly and relaxed

Use it in conversation when someone or something interrupted you. It asks the other person to remind you. It is fine with friends and coworkers, but in a formal presentation "I lost my train of thought" sounds more prepared.
Where were we? 口調とニュアンス: Warm, shared

Use it when a whole conversation or meeting stopped, not just your sentence. The word "we" makes it a shared moment. Don't use it if only you were speaking and others were not part of the topic.
Sorry, I got sidetracked. 口調とニュアンス: Light, a little apologetic

Use it when you started talking about something else and forgot your main point. It admits that you went off topic. It is less useful when you simply forgot and did not change topic.

よくある間違い

惜しい表現 ~~I lost my thought train.~~

より適切な表現 I lost my train of thought.

This is a fixed expression. Keep the words in this order: train of thought. Changing the order makes it sound strange to native speakers.
惜しい表現 ~~Where I was?~~

より適切な表現 Where was I?

In a question, the verb comes before the subject. Say "Where was I?", not "Where I was?". The second form is only correct inside a longer sentence, like "I forgot where I was."
惜しい表現 ~~My mind went empty.~~

より適切な表現 My mind went blank.

Blank means empty, but English uses the fixed phrase "went blank" for this feeling. "Went empty" is understandable but sounds unnatural.