Adding extra information with "además"
When describing superheroes and their extraordinary abilities, you often need to pile on the details. To add extra information to a sentence in Spanish, use the connector además.
It translates to "besides," "furthermore," or "in addition." It frequently follows the word y (and) to emphasize that you are adding an extra point to your statement.
| That superhero has a superpower, and besides, he is very intelligent. | Ese superhéroe tiene un superpoder y además es muy inteligente. |
| The villain was strong and, besides, invincible. | El villano era fuerte y además invencible. |
Escalating with "incluso"
When the information you are adding is surprising, extreme, or unexpected, use incluso.
This translates to "even." You can place it at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize the subject itself, or right before the surprising detail you want to highlight.
| The superheroine has several superpowers; she can even read minds. | La superheroína tiene varios superpoderes; incluso puede leer la mente. |
| Even the villain thought that the superheroine was invincible. | Incluso el villano pensaba que la superheroína era invencible. |
| Catching the villain is difficult, even dangerous. | Atrapar al villano es difícil, incluso peligroso. |
Two kinds of encima
Encima (de) is the place word: La lámpara está encima de la mesa, ponlo encima. As a connector, usually after y, encima stacks one fact on another, on top of that, often something annoying: Perdí la cartera y, *encima, empezó a llover. *Además says the same in a neutral tone; encima sounds more colloquial.
