noun
bakery, bakeshop
A1
'Bäckerei' means 'bakery' or 'bakeshop'. Feminine noun (die Bäckerei; plural die Bäckereien). Refers to a shop where bread and pastries are made or sold. Plural forms add -en (Bäckereien). Regular declension. No special preposition; used like other location nouns (in der Bäckerei, zur Bäckerei).
Examples
Die Bäckerei öffnet um sieben Uhr.
The bakery opens at seven o'clock.
Ich gehe schnell in die Bäckerei, um Brötchen zu kaufen.
I'm quickly going to the bakery to buy some rolls.
Da die Bäckerei gestern länger geöffnet war, konnten viele Kunden frisches Gebäck kaufen, was die Stimmung verbesserte.
Since the bakery was open longer yesterday, many customers were able to buy fresh pastries, which improved the mood.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a shop window full of bread and rolls
sounds like 'backery' — a place where things are baked
Remember 'die Bäckerei' — shops ending in -ei are usually feminine
Notes
Plural: Bäckereien. Common everyday place noun.