YOU SAID:
hello there how are you
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは お元気ですか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello How are you
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、お元気ですか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello how are you
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、お元気ですか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello how are you
That didn't even make that much sense in English.