What's the word equivalent to, “Announcement! Announcement!” or “Attention! Attention!”

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In the French speaking parts of Switzerland, when an announcement comes on the speaker says something like:

cir-key-ont, cir-key-on (in my best phonetical spelling possible)

Seems like there is a clear "t" on the end of the first phrase but it isn't pronounced on the second one.

I tried using French dictation on my device and it wrote

ce qui ont ce qu'ils ont

Which is obviously not what I'm looking for and clearly I cannot imitate the phrase for the life of me.

Ideas?

jlliagre · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-30 10:47:12Z

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That's certainly:

Chères clientes, chers clients ! (Dear customers)

The expression is not specific to Switzerland.

answered Oct 30 '20 at 10:36

jlliagre

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It seems the same message is also played on public transportation. It's okay to call transport riders customers? – Mou某 Oct 30 '20 at 10:59
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Sure, they pay for it. – jlliagre Oct 30 '20 at 11:46
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Impressed by your phonetic reading skills, +1! – spaghettibaguetti Oct 30 '20 at 17:43

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Lucas Urban · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-31 13:34:28Z

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The expression would work out as

Mesdames et messieurs !

answered Oct 31 '20 at 13:34

Lucas Urban

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Bienvenue sur FSE. This is another way to make an announcement, but it does not correspond to what the OP heard. – livresque Oct 31 '20 at 15:41

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