YOU SAID:
Oh, are you Basil’s friends?
INTO JAPANESE
ああ、あなたはバジルの友達ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Oh, and are you Basil's friend?
INTO JAPANESE
ああ、あなたはバジルの友人ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Oh, and are you a friend of Basil?
INTO JAPANESE
ああ、あなたはバジルの友人ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Oh, and are you a friend of Basil?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.