| Taishanese | IPA | Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Notes |
| 等墟 | ?aŋ55 hui21 | 趁墟 | 赶集 | country market, fair | |
| 街市 | gai55 si215 | 街市 | 市场 | market place | |
| 档口 | ?ɔŋ33 hǝu55 | 档口 | 货摊 | stall | |
| 买菜 | mai33 tɔi33 | 买菜 | 买菜 | shopping for food | |
| 舖头 | pu33 hǝu225 | 舖头 | 商店 | shop | |
| 士多舖 | si21 dɔ55 pu335 | 士多舖 | 杂货铺 | grocery store | |
| 米舖 | mai55 pu335 | 米舖 | 米栈 | rice shop | |
| 糴米 | ?iak32 mai55 | 糴米 | 买米 | to buy rice | |
| 药材舖 | yiak21 tɔi22 pu335 | 药材舖 | 药舖 | Chinese style druggist's store | |
| 西药房 | ɬai33 yiak21 fɔŋ225 | 药房 | 药店 | pharmacy | |
| 执药 | dzap55 yiak21 | 执药 | 买中药 | to buy Chinese drug | |
| 布舖 | bu33 pu335 | 布舖 | 布店 | fabric store | |
| 苏杭舖 | ɬu33 hɔŋ22 pu335 | 布舖 | 布店 | (old) fabric store | |
| 量布 | liaŋ22 bu33 | 买布 | 买布 | to buy fabric | |
| 百货 | bak55 fuɔ335 | 百货公司 | 百货公司 | department store | |
| 买衫 | mai33 sam21 | 买衫 | 买衣服 | to buy cloth | |
| 书局 | si33 gǝk325 | 书舖 | 书店 | bookstore | |
| 金舖 | gim33 pu335 | 金舖 | 金饰店 | gold shop | |
| 茶楼 | tsa22 lǝu22 | 茶楼 | 茶馆 | teahouse | |
| 酒馆 | diu55 gɔn55 | 酒楼 | 饭馆 | restaurant | |
| 结数 | gɛt33 su33 | 埋单 | 结帐 | to settle a restaurant bill | |
| 旅馆 | lui21 gɔn55 | 客栈 | 客栈 | inn | |
| []屋 | bɔi55 ǝk55 | 揾屋 | 找房子 | to go house hunting; house hunting | |
| 赁房 | ŋim32 fɔŋ215 | 租房 | 租房子 | to rent a house; to rent a room |