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"Bebe" is the second person imperative, informal, of "beber." You are asking your friend "Drink more water, please." There are other imperative forms for Usted, ustedes, don't drink, and so on. "Bebe" is the same as "he/she/it drinks," so you need to take the cue of "por favor" to see it is an imperative. Not easy to understand the first time ... or the next ...
1746
Imperative, 2nd person of "beber":
SINGULAR
bebe (tú)
bebé (vos)
beba (ud.)
PLURAL
bebed (vosotros or vosotras)
beban (uds.)
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When I left the implied you out before , I got it wrong. This time I included you and got it wrong.
1746
Pay attention to the verb tense, it is imperative, neither in English nor in Spanish the pronoun you (tú) is used in the 2nd person. In all the other personal tenses you do not need to use it in Spanish.
1746
Both answers are correct, even though DL does not mark them. Just with "por favor". In fact all of the following answers must be correct for the English imperative "Drink":
Imperative, 2nd person of "beber":
SINGULAR
bebe (tú)
bebé (vos)
beba (ud.)
PLURAL
bebed (vosotros or vosotras)
beban (uds.)
1142
How do you know if the person is telling one person or more than one? I didn't know which word to choose.
1746
Bebe más agua, por favor informal, addressed to one person.
Beba más agua, por favor formal, addressed to one person.
Bebé más agua, por favor voseo, addressed to one person.
Bebed más agua, por favor informal, addressed to more than one person.
Beban más agua, por favor formal, addressed to more than one person.