Learning German, advice or help appreciated!

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So I hear "ihr trinkt wasser" or "sie trinken wasser" and for the life of me, I will always think the first one means they drink water, even though it is "you" drink water.  Then with sie, I'm jumping to it always being "her" and forgetting it can also mean "they" when combined with the "en" on the end of a verb.

I didn't even think of this. Of course it is also used when talking about several people doing something. So, Ihr can mean her's (item or person), adressing someone not close to you and for talking about a group of people doing something. Same goes for Sie, which can simply mean she - again when talking about female persons or items - or to tallk about several persons, as in "they walked" - sie gingen.

Anyway, if you run into something you don't understand, drop me a PM and I try to clarify.