$qb = $entityManager->createQueryBuilder();
$query = $qb->select('assoc1.thing as thing1, assoc2.thing as thing2')
->from(assoc1::class, 'assoc1')
->innerJoin(assoc2::class, 'assoc2', 'with', 'assoc1.someId = assoc2.someId')
->getQuery();
$sql = $query->getSQL();
var_dump($sql);