YOU SAID:
yeah hey mate, how are ya
INTO JAPANESE
ええ、ちょっと仲間、お元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Yeah, my friend, how are you?
INTO JAPANESE
ええ、私の友人、お元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Yeah, my friend, how are you?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.