אני אחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות.

In Hebrew, the verb אחכה already tells you the subject is I.

So the sentence could simply be:

אחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות.

and it would still mean I’ll wait here a few more minutes.

Adding אני can:

• make the subject extra clear
• add slight emphasis
• sound more natural in some contexts

This is very common in Hebrew: subject pronouns are often optional, especially in the past and future, because the verb form already shows the person.

אחכה is the first person singular future form of לחכות (to wait).

So:

• לחכות = to wait
• אחכה = I will wait

The א- at the beginning is a common marker for I in the future tense.

Very roughly:

• אחכה = I will wait
• תחכה = you will wait / she will wait
• יחכה = he will wait
• נחכה = we will wait

It is pronounced approximately a-kha-keh.

A few pronunciation notes:

• ח is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
• the stress is usually on the last syllable: a-kha-KEH

So the full sentence is roughly:

ani a-kha-KEH kan od ka-MA da-KOT

Yes. In this sentence, אחכה is straightforward future: I will wait.

But in everyday spoken Hebrew, the present tense can sometimes be used for near-future meaning, depending on context. For example, someone might say something like אני מחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות in conversation, especially if the meaning is obvious from the situation.

Still, אני אחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות is the clearest and most standard way to say I’ll wait here a few more minutes.

כאן means here.

Hebrew also often uses פה for here.

So both of these are possible:

• אני אחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות.
• אני אחכה פה עוד כמה דקות.

The difference:

• פה is very common in everyday speech
• כאן can sound a bit more neutral, careful, or slightly more formal/written

In most situations, both are perfectly fine.

Literally, it is something like:

• עוד = more / another / additional / still
• כמה = some / a few / how many
• דקות = minutes

Together, עוד כמה דקות means a few more minutes.

This is a very common Hebrew expression.

Examples:

• עוד כמה ימים = a few more days
• עוד כמה שאלות = a few more questions
• עוד כמה דקות ואני בא = a few more minutes and I’m coming

Because כמה refers to a few, so the noun needs to be plural.

• דקה = minute
• דקות = minutes

So:

• כמה דקות = a few minutes
• עוד כמה דקות = a few more minutes

דקה is a feminine noun, so the plural is דקות.

This matters because Hebrew numbers and related words often interact with noun gender.

However, in the phrase כמה דקות, כמה itself does not change form here, so you do not need a different word for masculine vs. feminine in this pattern.

Just remember:

• דקה = feminine singular
• דקות = feminine plural

The sentence follows a very natural Hebrew word order:

אני | אחכה | כאן | עוד כמה דקות

• אני = I
• אחכה = will wait
• כאן = here
• עוד כמה דקות = a few more minutes

So it is basically:

subject + verb + place + time/amount

This is a very normal and easy word order in Hebrew.

Hebrew word order can be flexible, but this version sounds natural and clear.

Yes. If here is already understood from context, you can say:

אני אחכה עוד כמה דקות.

That means I’ll wait a few more minutes.

Adding כאן simply makes the location explicit: I’ll wait here a few more minutes.

Yes. עוד is a very common word with several related meanings, depending on context.

It can mean:

• more / additional
  עוד כמה דקות = a few more minutes
• another
  עוד כוס קפה = another cup of coffee
• still / yet
  אני עוד עובד = I’m still working

In your sentence, עוד clearly means more / additional.

Sometimes in context, yes, but literally the verb means wait, not stay.

• לחכות = to wait
• להישאר = to stay / remain

So the most accurate translation is I’ll wait here a few more minutes.

If you want to say I’ll stay here a few more minutes, Hebrew would usually use a different verb, such as:

אני אשאר כאן עוד כמה דקות.

Yes, very natural.

A native speaker could absolutely say:

אני אחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות.

It sounds normal, clear, and idiomatic.

In casual speech, a speaker might also say:

• אני אחכה פה עוד כמה דקות
• אחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות
• אני מחכה כאן עוד כמה דקות in certain conversational situations

But the original sentence is completely standard and natural.