YOU SAID:
hello there, my friend
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、私の友達
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello, my friend
INTO JAPANESE
やあ 古くからの友人よ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello, my old friend.
INTO JAPANESE
やあ 古くからの友人よ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello, my old friend.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.