受かるといいなぁって英語でなんて言うの？

If you say you are "praying"for something to happen, it does not necessarily mean you are religious. It can be a casual way of saying you are really hoping something happens! For example, "I'm praying Manchester United wins the match." "Fingers crossed" is a commonly used expression that we use when we are hoping for some luck! You can use it by itself, for example, when someone has told you they hope something good will happen. You can just reply with "Fingers crossed!"

These sentences convey how important it is to pass the exam and illustrate how serious the exam is. Of course his mum won't really kill him if he fails, but that's how important the exam is.

*fingers crossed=to wish for good luck These three sentences are common ways we can express our desire to pass an exam. -I hope I pass the exam. -Hopefully I pass the exam. -Fingers crossed I pass the exam.

The simplest way of saying this is to say 'I hope I'll pass the exam'. We add the word 'really' to add emphasis. Both 'fingers crossed' and 'touch wood' are commonly used superstitious expressions. Crossing your fingers is often done to bring good luck, so in this case we're saying that with luck, we'll pass the exam. Touching, or knocking, on wood is to avoid tempting fate when making a favourable exclamation. So in this case, we're hoping that by touching wood, we'll prevent anything happening to prevent us from passing the exam.

when using the term 'excel' it is often referred to when you want to do very well in something such as an exam.

Saying that you 'hope' or 'want' something shows that you really want it to happen - in this case to pass an exam. A common phrase in English is to say 'crossing my fingers' or 'fingers crossed', this means the same thing, that you really hope to pass. Other people may respond and say that they will keep their fingers crossed for you!