YOU SAID:
hello there teacher, how are you?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは先生、元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello sir, how are you?
INTO JAPANESE
もしもし? 元気?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello, how are you?
INTO JAPANESE
もしもし? 元気?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello, how are you?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.