| A | B |
| sollen | should, to be supposed to |
| einkaufen gehen | to go shopping |
| Später gehe ich einkaufen. | Later I'm going shopping. |
| einkaufen | to shop |
| Das kaufe ich mir ein. | I'm buying that for myself. |
| holen | to get, to fetch |
| Darf ich mir Wasser holen? | May I get (myself) a drink of water? |
| der Laden | the store, the shop |
| die Lebensmittel | the groceries |
| die Bäckerei | the bakery |
| beim Bäcker | at the baker's |
| das Brot | the bread |
| die Semmel | the bread roll (northern Germany) |
| das Brötchen | the bread roll (southern Germany) |
| die Brezel | the pretzel |
| die Torte | the layer cake |
| die Metzgerei | the butcher shop |
| beim Metzger | at the butcher's |
| das Fleisch | the meat |
| das Hackfleisch | the ground meat (mixture of beef and pork) |
| die Wurst | the sausage |
| der Aufschnitt | the (assortment of) cold cuts (lunch meats) |
| das Hähnchen | the chicken |
| der Obst- und Gemüseladen | the fresh produce store |