pay for the shop / queuing?

[duden]

Hello, I just want to ask about two expressions - is it possible to say that somebody "pays for the shop" at the cash desk in a shoping centre? Or is it correct to say "to pay for the groceries" (groceries are used only in case he buys only food or also in case he has bought e.g. some electric device)? Or does he simply pay for the goods?
And before he can pay for that, does he stand the queue, or is he just queuing?
Thank you in advance for helping!

 

[caballoschica]

groceries...only stuff from a grocery store. someone "pays for whatever they bought at the cash register in a shopping centre (center or mall)"

queuing up in line I think....

 

[jdenson]

Hello, I just want to ask about two expressions - is it possible to say that somebody "pays for the shop" at the cash desk in a shoping centre? Or is it correct to say "to pay for the groceries" (groceries are used only in case he buys only food or also in case he has bought e.g. some electric device)? Or does he simply pay for the goods?
And before he can pay for that, does he stand the queue, or is he just queuing?
Thank you in advance for helping!

In the U.S., a person "pays for the shop" only if he buys a shop (a store). If you buy groceries, you pay for your groceries. You can also pay for your purchases.
"Stand in the queue" is British English. In the U.S., we stand in line.
JD

 

[Victoria32]

Hello, I just want to ask about two expressions - is it possible to say that somebody "pays for the shop" at the cash desk in a shoping centre? Or is it correct to say "to pay for the groceries" (groceries are used only in case he buys only food or also in case he has bought e.g. some electric device)? Or does he simply pay for the goods?
And before he can pay for that, does he stand the queue, or is he just queuing?
Thank you in advance for helping!

You can say he/she "pays for the shopping", otherwise, that he pays for the groceries, or his/her purchase(s). The goods also works, but sounds like a company's purchases.

He/she "stands in the queue"..

 

[elroy]

The easiest way to say it is "check out."

And yes, in the US you stand or wait "in line."

 

[caballoschica]

Here in the US you can also say, "queuing up" They were queuing up to get the seventh Harry Potter book before midnight, when the book was released. queuing up meaning getting into line.