YOU SAID:
Hey, Karen how's the kids?
INTO JAPANESE
やあ、カレン、子供たちの様子はどう?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi Karen, how are the kids doing?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちはカレン、子供たちは元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi Karen, how are the kids doing?
Come on, you can do better than that.