ZnSe nanoparticles were synthesized by using a thermal evaporation method for a vapour phase reaction of zinc and selenium sources. The sample was characterized by XRD, TEM, HRTEM and Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectra of longitudinal-optical (LO) like mode was analysed by a macroscopic continuum dielectric model. Large broadening of LO-mode is homogeneous and comes from the relaxation of the phonons at the interface and contribution of defects.Surface modes give the main contribution to the asymmetry of the lineshape.