Changing Macbook Air keyboard?

Hi,
i am from germany and a friend has brought me a macbook air from the US. so here is my question. is it possible to let apple change the keyboard to a german one? and how much will it cost? Can i go with my Macbook air in a retail store? is the service maybe free or i only have to pay about 20€ for the new keyboard?
whould be very nice if i get a anwer.
sorry for my bad english i hope you understand a little bit

Apple will not change your keyboard. There are third-party repair services that can do this for you. There is no free lunch, and no one will do the exchange for free. I do not know what the retail cost of a MBA keyboard is, but I'm going to estimate it to be 10 times what you think.

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