YOU SAID:
Hello Martin, how's your day going?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、マーティン、今日はどうですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi Martin, how are you today?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちはマーティン、今日はどうですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi Martin, how are you today?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.