How to answer "wait" in a conversation in simple Mandarin? Conversation example:

A: Take that box upstairs!
B: Wait. (while he is busy doing something else).

How to say that wait in conversational Mandarin?

I feel 等一下 is too long. If you know Hokkien (Min Nan) language, people can say: tan lah.

I don't think 等啦 has equivalent feel with Hokkien "tan lah".
等一下 is fine, but if you want shorter answers, there are other options:


等等：pretty much the same as 等一下
馬上：means immediately, will be there in a moment


These are the two word answers I can think of right now.