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In British english at least, 'going shopping' is a normal way to say 'getting groceries for the week'.

• klipt 1y ago
  Yeah groceries is "shopping" "walking the strip and dreaming of buying random clothing" is "window shopping"
  • poly2it 1y ago
    In Swedish, shopping has been loaned to mean window shopping. Buying groceries is commonly called att handla.
    • ragazzina 1y ago
      I think "go/do shopping" is the same in French, Spanish, Italian and German, as opposed to faire les courses / ir de compras / fare la spesa / einkaufen.
• SoftTalker 1y ago
  In US english (at least as I speak/understand it) "shopping" is any act of browsing/looking at/selecting something for purchase. It can be groceries, clothes, a car, anything really and it can be online or in person at a store. "I'm going shopping" with no other specifics would normally mean "for groceries" or other general household supplies, though.