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Phone and Office conversations in Irish - Gaeilge an ghutháin

Hi, welcome to "Phone and Office Conversations in Irish" a little initiative from our Irish language Department which aims to provide people working in offices with some phrases to enable them to communicate with Irish language users.  There are 50 commonly used phrases to listen to online or download to your device as well as a downloadable PDF.


Tá a folíne/fholíne gnóthach faoi láthair  (Her/his extension is busy at the moment)

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Cuirfidh mé tríd anois, thú.  (I’ll put you through , now)

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Níl sí/sé ar fáil faoi láthair.     (She’s/he’s not available at the moment)

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Níl sí/sé ar fáil faoi láthair.     (She’s/he’s not available at the moment)

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Tá sí/sé ag cruinniú faoi láthair.   ( She’s/he’s in a meeting at the moment)

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Tá sí/sé ag cruinniú faoi láthair.   ( She’s/he’s in a meeting at the moment)

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Tá sí/sé ar saoire faoi láthair, ag filleadh ar an Máirt… (She’s/he’s on holidays at the moment, returning on Tuesday...)

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Tá sí/sé ar saoire faoi láthair, ag filleadh ar an Máirt... (She’s/he’s on holidays at the moment, returning on Tuesday...)

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Ar mhaith leat go gcuirfeadh sí/sé glaoch ar ais ort?    (Would you like her/him to call you back?)  

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Ar mhaith leat go gcuirfeadh sí/sé glaoch ar ais ort?    (Would you like her/him to call you back?)  

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