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cobija - feminine noun (la) - blanket. Look up cobija in the dictionary

Tápate bien con tu cobija para que no te dé frío en la noche.
Cover yourself up with your blanket so you don't get cold at night.
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¿Por favor me das la cobija?

Please give me the blanket?
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Old September 03, 2008, 09:20 AM
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¿Por favor me das la cobija?

Please give me the blanket?
¡Muy bien! - Well done!

Also:
¿Me das la cobija?
Can you give me the blanket?
Will you give me the blanket?
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That is an acceptable construction, and many will understand it, but there is an imperative form. David showed you the other translations of the phrase.

Deme la cobija, por favor. = Give me the blanket, please. (formal command)
Por favor, deme la cobija.
Dame la cobija, por favor. = Give me the blanket, please. (familiar command)
Por favor, dame la cobija.
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Wow, I think it's starting to make sense!

¡Muchas gracias!
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¡Qué bueno! - That's great!
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I use "manta". I use "cobijar" as a verb, but I don not use "cobija".
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Es bueno saberlo. En México según yo sé, manta sólo se refiere a un tipo de tela.
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No uso cobija ni manta. Uso colcha.
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Puede ser por donde vives. Quizá la gente hispanohablante de Nueva York no esté contenta con una mera cobija. Una colcha es más gruesa. Mi diccionario dice que es bedspread o quilt.
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Puede ser por donde vives. Quizá la gente hispanohablante de Nueva York no esté contenta con una mera cobija. Una colcha es más gruesa. Mi diccionario dice que es bedspread o quilt.
Claro que sí. Cobija, colcha, manta, y frazada son palabras regionales. RAE
prefiere manta y frazada. Imagino que en la costa de Mexico no necisita
nada de eso, pero en el valle la cobija es preferida.
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