buy some groceries

Meaning

This phrase means to purchase food and other household supplies from a supermarket or grocery store. It is a very common daily chore and is used in casual, everyday conversations.

Examples

• I need to stop by the supermarket to buy some groceries.

  I need to stop by the supermarket to buy some groceries.

• We don't have any food in the fridge, so let's go buy some groceries.

  We don't have any food in the fridge, so let's go buy some groceries.

• Could you buy some groceries on your way home from work?

  Could you buy some groceries on your way home from work?

• She spent fifty dollars to buy some groceries for the week.

  She spent fifty dollars to buy some groceries for the week.

• We usually buy some groceries every Saturday morning.

  We usually buy some groceries every Saturday morning.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Buy some grocery.

  ✓ Buy some groceries.

  'Groceries' is almost always used in the plural form when referring to the items you buy.

• ✗ Buy some food shop.

  ✓ Buy some groceries.

  'Food shop' is not used as an object this way. You can 'do the food shopping,' but you 'buy groceries'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The fridge is completely empty; we need to ___.

  💡 Go to the supermarket to get food.

  Show answer

  buy some groceries

• Can you ___ like milk and bread on your way back?

  💡 Purchase basic food items.

  Show answer

  buy some groceries