YOU SAID:
Hello my friend, how are you today?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、友人。今日はどうですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi my friend, how are you today?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、友人。今日はどうですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi my friend, how are you today?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.