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Um Dois Três Quatro

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Professor Girafales counts one, two, three, four in Portuguese in this classic Chaves clip, often used for counting, classroom jokes and meme edits.

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Professor Girafales counts one, two, three, four in Portuguese in this classic Chaves clip, often used for counting, classroom jokes and meme edits.

This is Professor Girafales, the well-dressed schoolteacher from Chaves, slowly counting in Brazilian Portuguese: um, dois, três, quatro. His voice is calm, measured and slightly formal, with a clear pause between each number, which makes the simple count feel strangely ceremonial. There is no music or background noise, just his steady delivery rising gently as he reaches quatro. The clip works because it turns an ordinary classroom moment into a punchline, letting viewers anticipate something mundane and then enjoy how seriously he treats it. It is instantly recognisable to fans of the show and funny even to people who have never seen the episode.

Pro tip

Drop the count over a reveal, a list or a slow build-up, cutting to the payoff right on quatro so the final number lands as the joke. Keep the original pacing intact and avoid speeding it up, because the humour comes from his deliberate pauses.

How people use it

Counting down to a reveal in a funny video.
Adding a classroom joke to a school-themed edit.
Timing a list of four items in a meme.
Mocking a slow or overly serious explanation online.

More information

Professor Girafales is a character from El Chavo del Ocho, the Mexican sitcom known in Brazil as Chaves, where he plays the children's schoolteacher and a regular visitor to the neighbourhood. In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, his formal manner and distinctive voice made him a familiar figure to generations of viewers. Short clips of his classroom lines have circulated widely as memes and soundboard sounds, with this counting moment standing out because it is short, clear and easy to reuse. It remains popular for edits that need a calm, deadpan count before a joke lands.

FAQ

Who counts "um, dois, três, quatro" in this sound?

Professor Girafales, the schoolteacher from Chaves, counts the numbers in Brazilian Portuguese. His calm, formal delivery is part of the joke, especially when the count is reused over an unrelated video or reveal.

Where does this sound come from?

It comes from Chaves, the Brazilian title for the Mexican sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. Girafales is the neighbourhood schoolteacher, and short dubbed clips from the show have become widely shared meme sounds.

How can creators use this counting sound?

Use it to count down to a reveal, list four items, or add a deadpan classroom tone to an edit. Let each number play in full and place the payoff on quatro for the strongest effect.