der Lebensmitteleinkauf
Translation
grocery shopping
Examples
Ich mache den Lebensmitteleinkauf für die Woche.
I'm doing the grocery shopping for the week.
Grammar Patterns
((den Lebensmitteleinkauf)) machen to do the grocery shopping On Saturday I do the grocery shopping.
Similar Words
Synonyms: der Einkauf (shopping), das Einkaufen (the act of shopping)
Etymology
From 'Lebensmittel' (food, groceries) + 'Einkauf' (shopping, purchase). Literally 'food purchase'.
Memory Tips
It's literally 'life-means-in-purchase'. You are purchasing ('Einkauf') the means ('Mittel') for life ('Leben').