YOU SAID:
hey how are you today my friend?
INTO JAPANESE
やあ、今日の調子はどう?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hey, how are you today?
INTO JAPANESE
やぁ、こんにちは?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.