"这个地方真漂亮啊！"

Translation: This place is really beautiful!

[dagummace]

But how does the particle effect the meaning here?

[KX3.]

It conveys an expression e.g. excitement and enthusiasm generally; the sentence is fine without it here.

[Fiyalka2]

The 啊 is like the "My" or "Wow", when you say "My, this place is really beautiful!" or "Wow, this place is really beautiful!"

[Hsn626796]

Nice profile

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[HannahBanana427]

That's exactly what I want to know!

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

I've always thought of 漂亮 as "pretty", and 美 or 美丽 as "beautiful". Can a native speaker comment on the likelihood of 美 or 美丽 being used instead of 漂亮 for this sentence?

("Pretty" should be accepted for the English, by the way.)

[shiranrc]

I am Chinese,generally we say:
“这个地方真漂亮啊！” or “这个地方真美啊！”

“漂亮” and “美” are both common in a conversation.

“美丽” can also be used,but it's not natural for this sentence,it's only used in some formal context.

For example:
“一位美丽的女士” (A beautiful lady)
“我们美丽的祖国母亲” (Our beautiful motherland)

[ShreckYe]

漂亮 is more casual while 美丽 is more formal, and the degree of 美 is between the two. 美丽 is often seen in literature works but rarely used in oral conversations.

[borealopithecus]

I think both 漂亮 and 美/美丽 are fine here.

But in an everyday conversation, 美 or 美丽 sounds too formal. I personally would choose 漂亮, if it is the first time I visit the Yellow Stone park.

[FuCnSW]

For me they are interchangeable in some place.

Well, if you say a person, 美麗 sounds more elegant. If say the scenery, both are fine. But, 美麗 is much more beautiful, like wonderful, gorgeous, marvelous anyway. 美 is more oral speaking.

[MZAH13]

In my experience, 漂亮 seemed to imply cuteness, whereas 美丽 seemed to imply a sort of graceful beauty, when talking about people. Not really sure if that applies to places or buildings.

[Wilson.Ta]

"This is a beautiful place!" /"This is a really beautiful place!" should be accepted!

[feyMorgaina]

There's a difference in saying "This is... " versus "This place is..." and Chinese makes the same distinction as in English (这是 versus 这个地方). I believe the Chinese for "This is a really beautiful place" is 这是一个很漂亮的地方.