Questions & Answers about Mam sześćdziesiąt złotych.
Because mieć means to have, and mam is the 1st person singular form: I have.
- mieć = to have
- mam = I have
By contrast, jestem means I am, from być = to be.
So:
- Mam sześćdziesiąt złotych = I have sixty złoty
- Jestem... would start a sentence about who or what you are, not what you possess
In Polish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb form already shows who the subject is.
- mam already means I have
- so ja mam is possible, but usually just mam is enough
You would add ja only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity: