Stąd do rynku jest blisko, więc możemy iść tędy pieszo.

Stąd means from here. It includes the idea of movement or starting point.

• tu / tutaj = here
• stąd = from here

So in this sentence, Stąd do rynku jest blisko means From here, it’s close to the market square.

Do takes the genitive case, so rynek changes to rynku.

• dictionary form: rynek
• after do: do rynku

Here do rynku means to the market square / to the town square.

This is a very common pattern in Polish:

• do domu = to home / to the house
• do szkoły = to school
• do sklepu = to the shop

Very often rynek means the main square of a town or city, not just a place where people buy things.

So in many Polish contexts, rynek is better understood as:

• market square
• town square
• main square

A learner who translates it as just market may miss the cultural meaning.

In Polish, blisko is often used as a predicative adverb-like word meaning near / close.

So:

• Jest blisko = It is close / It’s nearby

Polish naturally uses this structure with być + blisko:

• Mam blisko do pracy = I live close to work / I don’t live far from work
• To jest blisko = It is close

It sounds very natural here.

Polish does not use a dummy subject like English it in sentences such as it is cold, it is late, or it is close.

So English needs:

• It is close

But Polish simply says:

• Jest blisko

There is no word corresponding to that English it.

Yes. Polish word order is flexible, and all of these are possible:

• Stąd do rynku jest blisko
• Stąd jest blisko do rynku
• Do rynku stąd jest blisko

They all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis shifts slightly.

• Stąd first emphasizes from here
• do rynku first emphasizes to the market square
• putting jest blisko earlier can make the statement feel a bit more immediate

The original sentence sounds very natural.

Więc means so, therefore, or thus.

In this sentence:

• Stąd do rynku jest blisko, więc możemy iść tędy pieszo.
• It’s close from here to the market square, so we can go this way on foot.

It connects the first idea to the conclusion:

• it’s close
• so we can walk

Możemy is the 1st person plural form of móc, meaning can / to be able to.

• mogę = I can
• możesz = you can
• możemy = we can

After móc, Polish uses an infinitive:

• możemy iść = we can go / we can walk

So the structure is very similar to English:

• we can go
• możemy iść

Because the verb ending already shows the subject.

Możemy clearly means we can, so Polish usually does not need the pronoun my.

• Możemy iść = We can go
• My możemy iść = We can go

Adding my is possible, but it usually adds emphasis, for example to contrast we with someone else.

Tędy means this way, through here, or along this route.

It refers to the path or direction taken.

So:

• możemy iść tędy = we can go this way / we can go through here

Compare:

• tędy = this way
• tam tędy is not the normal equivalent; instead Polish usually uses tamtędy = that way / through there

Iść means to go on foot / to walk, while jechać is used for going by vehicle.

So:

• iść = walk, go on foot
• jechać = go by car, bus, train, bike, etc. in the basic learner distinction

Because the sentence also says pieszo (on foot), iść is the natural choice.

Pieszo means on foot.

It is an adverb, so it describes how we go:

• iść pieszo = to go on foot / to walk

In this sentence, pieszo reinforces the idea that walking is a good option because the market square is close.

A similar expression is na piechotę, which also means on foot:

• idziemy pieszo
• idziemy na piechotę

Both are correct, but pieszo is compact and very common.

A little, yes — but it is still completely natural.

Iść already suggests going on foot, so pieszo adds emphasis or clarity:

• możemy iść = we can go / we can walk
• możemy iść pieszo = we can go on foot

Polish often uses both together, especially when contrasting walking with another way of travelling, such as taking a car, bus, or tram.