: Re: How to write dialogue for someone who is intelligent but barely speaks the language? I have a character who is a refugee from another country. She comes to the protagonist, and they have a

You need to find a way of letting the refugee speak in their native language so that they do not have to rely on a means of communication that is foreign to the character and therefore cannot demonstrate their intelligence and allow you to use dialogue to convey the information you wish.

Two ways to do this are:

Provide a translator. A translator will be able to render the native language into words that will demonstrate intelligence
Give the reader access to the thoughts of the character. Showing us internally verbalised thought processes will demonstrate the intelligence of the refugee. Broken language can still be employed, but only as a means to communicate with the other characters rather than the reader.

Both these methods should allow you to use vocabulary in the way that you intend.

Good luck with your writing.

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