YOU SAID:
wow, how are you you today
INTO JAPANESE
うわー、今日はお元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Wow, how are you today?
INTO JAPANESE
お元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
How are you?
INTO JAPANESE
お元気でしたか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
How are you?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.