YOU SAID:
Hi. I like you as a freind
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは。私は友達としてあなたが好きです
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello. I like you as a friend
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは。私はあなたを友達として好きです
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello. I like you as a friend
That didn't even make that much sense in English.