אני עושה קניות במכולת ליד הבית.

עושה קניות is a very common Hebrew expression meaning to do shopping or to go shopping.

Literally:

• עושה = doing / making
• קניות = purchases / shopping

So Hebrew often expresses this idea as do shopping, much like English can say do the shopping.

You can also sometimes hear קונה (buying), but עושה קניות is the more natural general expression for shopping.

קניות is the plural of קנייה, which means purchase or buying.

So literally, קניות means purchases. Hebrew often uses the plural here to express the general activity of shopping, similar to how English sometimes uses plural-like ideas such as groceries or errands.

So:

• קנייה = one purchase
• קניות = purchases / shopping

In this sentence, it does not mean several separate grammatically counted items in a strict sense; it is just the normal way to say shopping.

עושה is the present tense form.

In Hebrew, the present tense can often mean:

• I do shopping
• I am doing shopping
• I go shopping

The exact English translation depends on context. Hebrew does not always separate simple present and present continuous the way English does.

Yes, but only in pronunciation here, not in the usual spelling without vowel marks.

For a male speaker:

• אני עושה קניות...
• pronounced ani oseh k'niyot...

For a female speaker:

• אני עושה קניות...
• pronounced ani osah k'niyot...

So the written form usually stays the same, but the spoken form changes:

• עושה = oseh for masculine
• עושה = osah for feminine

במכולת means in the grocery store or more naturally at the grocery store.

It contains:

• ב־ = in / at
• מכולת = grocery store, usually a small neighborhood grocery

So במכולת means at the grocery store.

In natural English translation, at the grocery store sounds best here.

In Hebrew, short prepositions such as ב־ (in / at), ל־ (to / for), and כ־ (as / like) are usually attached directly to the following word.

So:

• ב + מכולת becomes במכולת

This is completely normal Hebrew spelling.

Also, when the is involved, ב + ה can contract in pronunciation. In unpointed Hebrew writing, that is not always visible to the learner, so במכולת may look the same whether you think of it as in a grocery store or in the grocery store. Context usually makes it clear.

Not exactly.

מכולת usually means a small neighborhood grocery store or corner shop.

A large supermarket is more often called:

• סופר
• סופרמרקט

So מכולת often gives a slightly more local, neighborhood feeling.

Hebrew uses את before a definite direct object, usually when the object is something like the..., this..., my..., and so on.

Here, קניות is indefinite and part of the common expression לעשות קניות / עושה קניות, so there is no את.

Compare:

• אני עושה קניות = I do shopping
• אני עושה את הקניות = I do the shopping

The second one is more like a specific known shopping task.

Literally, ליד הבית means next to the house or near the house.

Breakdown:

• ליד = ליד = near / next to / beside
• הבית = the house / the home

In natural English, this sentence is usually understood as:

• near home
• near the house
• at the grocery store near my home

Depending on context, הבית can feel more like the home than just a physical house.

Hebrew often uses הבית to mean home when the meaning is obvious from context.

So ליד הבית can naturally mean:

• near home
• near the house
• near my home

Hebrew does not always need to say my if it is already understood.

If you want to be more explicit, you could say:

• ליד הבית שלי = near my house / near my home

But the shorter version is very natural.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• house focuses on the building
• home focuses on the place where someone lives

In this sentence, English speakers would often understand it more naturally as home, so the grocery store near home is a good feel for the meaning.

Yes. The word order is very natural.

The sentence is:

• אני = I
• עושה קניות = do shopping / am shopping
• במכולת = at the grocery store
• ליד הבית = near the house / near home

So the pattern is roughly:

subject + verb phrase + place + location detail

That is a very normal Hebrew structure.

A common pronunciation is:

ani oseh k'niyot bamakólet leyad habáyit

If the speaker is female:

ani osah k'niyot bamakólet leyad habáyit

Approximate stress:

• aNI
• oSEH / oSAH
• k'niYOT
• bamaKOlet
• leYAD
• habaYIT

Yes, you could, but it means something slightly different.

• אני עושה קניות במכולת ליד הבית = I do my shopping / I go shopping at the grocery store near home
• אני קונה במכולת ליד הבית = I buy things at the grocery store near home

The first focuses on the general activity of shopping. The second focuses more directly on buying.

So both are possible, but עושה קניות is the more natural choice for shopping as an activity.