Can I have my macbook white early 2008 arabic keyboard to english us keyboard format? Hardware, not software.

My cousin gave me his old macbook white. The keyboard is Arabic in format (with the US letters too). He suggested that I buy a US keyboard with the top case and trackpad and have it replaced. We saw some selling on ebay compatible for this model but my concern is: will it work since the previous keyboard has a different format? I'll appreciate your replies! Thank you!

What is printed on the keys does not affect the hardware and is irrelevant for it "working."  The only important thing is that the hardware be exactly compatible with the machine you are trying to install it on.

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