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Imagine you just got home from a truly disastrous blind date. When you call your friend to vent, one complaint simply won't be enough! To pile on the grievances and emphasize just how bad things were, you can use the Turkish conjunctions of addition: **ayrıca** and **üstelik**.

### Ayrıca (Furthermore)

To add another related point or an extra piece of information, use **ayrıca** (furthermore / additionally / besides). It seamlessly links two independent clauses to build a stronger case against your terrible date.

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### Üstelik (Moreover)

When you want to add a point that makes the situation even more extreme, use **üstelik** (moreover / what's more / on top of that). It carries a bit more emotional weight than **ayrıca**, making it the perfect word for expressing "and to make matters worse..."

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### Letting Off Steam

Of course, a good venting session often requires a few strong verbs. You might need to clarify that you aren't exaggerating, or complain about how hard it was to endure the evening. You can combine these expressive words with your new conjunctions to tell the full story.

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Conjunctions of addition (üstelik, ayrıca)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
arrogant	kibirli
The man was very arrogant; furthermore, he talked about himself all night.	Adam çok kibirliydi, ayrıca bütün gece kendinden bahsetti.
lover	sevgili
moreover	üstelik
He constantly talked about his ex-partner; moreover, he asked me no questions at all.	Sürekli eski sevgilisinden bahsetti, üstelik bana hiç soru sormadı.
disrespectful	saygısız
tip	bahşiş
He is a very disrespectful person; furthermore, he didn't even give a tip to the waiter.	O çok saygısız biri, ayrıca garsona bahşiş bile vermedi.
indifferent	ilgisiz
food, meal	yemek
He seemed very indifferent; moreover, I paid the bill for the meal!	Çok ilgisiz görünüyordu, üstelik yemeğin hesabını ben ödedim!
disgusting	iğrenç
to endure (tolerate, put up with)	katlanmak
The food was disgusting; furthermore, it was very hard to put up with his jokes.	Yemek iğrençti, ayrıca onun şakalarına katlanmak çok zordu.
to exaggerate	abartmak
I am not exaggerating, I have not seen such an arrogant man in my life!	Abartmıyorum, hayatımda bu kadar kibirli bir adam görmedim!
shameless	yüzsüz
That arrogant man was very shameless; furthermore, he wouldn't be quiet all night.	O kibirli adam çok yüzsüzdü, ayrıca bütün gece hiç susmazdı.
That disrespectful man was disgusting; moreover, he didn't even apologize to me.	O saygısız adam iğrençti, üstelik benden özür bile dilemedi.
I am not exaggerating, he is very stingy; furthermore, he left no tip on the table.	Abartmıyorum, o çok cimri, ayrıca masada hiç bahşiş bırakmadı.
Putting up with such a shameless person is impossible; moreover, he spoke to me very rudely.	Böyle yüzsüz birine katlanmak imkânsız, üstelik benimle çok kaba konuştu.
He constantly talked about his ex-girlfriend; furthermore, he was very arrogant.	Sürekli eski sevgilisinden bahsetti, ayrıca çok kibirliydi.
He was very indifferent towards me; moreover, he left no tip.	Bana karşı çok ilgisizdi, üstelik hiç bahşiş bırakmadı.
love (romantic)	aşk
This song tells of a great love.	Bu şarkı büyük bir aşkı anlatıyor.
Apparently he writes love letters to his sweetheart every day.	Sevgilisine her gün aşk mektupları yazıyormuş.
First love is not easily forgotten.	İlk aşk kolay unutulmuyor.