"Does he like you?" "No, but he's a good friend and we have fun together."
"头他喜欢你吗?" "不,但他是一个好朋友,我们一起玩得很开心."
I was speaking with your friend.
我正在和你的朋友说话。
Well done, my friend.
干得好,我的朋友。
I have been and always shall be your friend.
我一直并将永远是你的朋友。
The English articles are bread-and-butter important. For instance, if I ask my English friend to hold my bag for a while, and then ask to give it back by saying "Give me bag", he'll probably steal the bag of the man standing around because he didn't understand which bag was meant.