Questions & Answers about Mam poczekać tutaj czy przy okienku?
Here mam poczekać does not mean literal possession like I have.
In this pattern, mam + infinitive usually means something like:
- Am I supposed to ...?
- Should I ...?
- Am I meant to ...?
So Mam poczekać tutaj czy przy okienku? is asking for instructions:
Am I supposed to wait here or at the window?
This is a very common Polish structure. For example:
- Mam wejść? = Should I come in?
- Mam to zrobić teraz? = Am I supposed to do this now?
It often sounds like the speaker is asking what the correct procedure is.
This is about aspect, which is very important in Polish verbs.
- czekać = imperfective
- poczekać = perfective
Very roughly:
- czekać focuses on the process of waiting
- poczekać focuses on waiting as a complete action, often wait for a bit / wait until something happens
In this sentence, mam poczekać...? sounds natural because the speaker is asking what single action they should take now:
Should I wait here / at the window?
If you used czekać, it would sound more like asking about the activity in a more general or ongoing sense. In many real situations, Polish prefers poczekać here.